Memoirs of the most renowned James Graham, marquis of Montrose. . Translated from the Latin of the Rev. Dr George Wishart, ... To which are added, sundry original letters, never before published.
George Wishart (1599 - 1671)
Category
Books
Date
1819
Materials
Measurements
11/07/2000
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3057030
Summary
Full description
Orientation:Vertical Text Substrate: handmade wove paperInk/Pigment: black printing and engraving inkType: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports & false bandsDate of Binding: contemporaryBinder's Name: BritishEnd Leaves: Tipped single-fold of plain white wove paper, the outer leaf pasted to the board, with a second flyleaf of the same paperStructure: EnglishEdges: plain cut, finely sprinkled with brown pigment and polishedSpine Lining: flat spine, no visible linings End Bands: worked 1x1 L-R in red silk over round cores Bookmark: NoneBoards: 2mm rope fibre board, no back corneringCovering: Half red-brown russia calf and pink stippled paste paperTooling Spine: small gold-tooled fleuron in each panel, surrounded by blind tooling; gold-tooled double fillet across bands and caps; title tooled in gold direct in panel 2. Tooling Sides: blind-tooled triple fillet along edges of leather.Furniture: NoneEnclosure: blind-tooled triple fillet along edges of leather.Binding Notes: Bookplate of Charles and Mary Trevelyan
Bibliographic description
xvi,530;2p., frontis. . ill.., port.. . 8vo.. Old pressmark: C.3. Some manuscript notes on front pastedown, partially obscured by bookplate. manuscript on pastedown: J. Trevelyan (4th Bart.).. Provenance: Bookplate:Sir Walter Calverley Trevelyan Bart. [i.e. 6th baronet of 2nd creation, 1797-1879].. Binding: Half diced calf; marbled boards; sewn onto five raised bands; gilt tooling on spine; spine label. Front board detached. Bookshoe.
Makers and roles
George Wishart (1599 - 1671)