The works of Michael de Montaigne; . comprising his essays, letters, and journey through Germany and Italy. With notes from all the commentators, biographical and bibliographical notices, &c. &c. by William Hazlitt.
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)
Category
Books
Date
1853
Materials
bookcloth, paper
Measurements
256 x 181 x 62 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3064243
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: machine-made wove paperInk/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOKBinding Type: Case binding, bds & coverDate of Binding: contemporaryBinder's Name: BritishEnd Leaves: tipped single-fold of cream coated paper, the outer leaf pasted to the boardEdges: uncut at head, rough trim at fore- and tail edgesSpine Lining: moderate round, angled joints, overall lining of mull under a continuous lining of brown paperEnd Bands: NoneBookmark: NoneBoards: 2.5mm rope fibre boardsCovering: full plum-coloured diaper-grain bookclothTooling - Spine: divided into 5 panels by four blind-blocked decorated bands, title blocked in gold in panel 2, publisher and town at tail of spine. Boards: blind-blocked border frame with decorated corners.Tooling - Sides: N/AFurniture: None Enclosure: BookshoeBinding Notes: Bookplate of Charles and Mary Trevelyan
Bibliographic description
[6], xci,[1],660p.,[2],plates . port.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Twentieth-century pictorial bookplate, lettered: Charles & Mary Trevelyan.. Binding: Publisher's boards; gilt lettering 'Montaigne' on spine. Bookshoe.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Makers and roles
Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) William Hazlitt (1778-1830)