Ranthorpe.
George Henry Lewes (1817-1878)
Category
Books
Date
1847
Materials
Measurements
204 x 137 x 37 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Carlyle's House, London
NT 3056717
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: machine-made wove paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink. Ms inscription on front flyleaf recto Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Case binding, bds & cover Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: British End Leaves: Tipped single fold of yellow coated machine-made wove paper, the outer leaf pasted to the board Structure: British Edges: rough trim Spine Lining: moderate round with angled joints, with overall lining of paper End Bands: None Bookmark: None Boards: 1mm rope fibre boards Covering: fine ribbed brown bookcloth Tooling Spine: blind-blocked panels, titled in gold in panel 2, publisher’s name at tail of spine Tooling Sides: blind blocked ornamental frame with large arabesque centrepiece. Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes: Carlyle bookplate. Inscription: à Madame Jane Carlyle / Souvenir d’une ???? / Amitié / G. H. Lewes
Bibliographic description
viii,351p. . 8vo.. Inscribed on flyleaf: "A Madame Jane Carlyle. Souvenir d'une vraie amitié. G.H.Lewes.". Provenance: Bookplate: Thomas Carlyle. Binding: Brown cloth, embossed; both boards detached.
Makers and roles
George Henry Lewes (1817-1878)