The north Briton. . Revised and corrected by the author. Illustrated with explanatory notes, and a copious index of names and characters. In two volumes. ...
John Wilkes, MP (1725 - 1797)
Category
Books
Date
1766
Materials
Measurements
172 x 106 x 25 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074376
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supports Date of Binding: Contemporary 18.2 Binder's Name: British End Leaves: sewn single-fold of plain white handmade laid paper, the outer leaf pasted to the board Structure: British Edges: plain-cut to show proof (pp.151-6), sprinkled with red pigment, polished Spine Lining: moderate round, quadrant joints, no visible linings End Bands: worked L-R 1x1 in red-brown and beige thread over cord cores Bookmark: None Boards: 2mm rope-fibre couched laminate boards, back-cornered, slips 1 nd 4 only laced in, convergent Covering: full brown tanned hair sheep, glaired and polished Tooling Spine: 2-line gold fillets at head and tail of each panel, small flower tool in gold in the centre of panels 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6, titled in gold on a tanned red goatskin label in panel 2 Tooling Sides: None Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes:
Bibliographic description
2v.([2],269,[5]p.) . 12mo.. 2 vols. bound in 1.. Binding: Contemporary plain goatskin binding; spine has gilt stamp decoration.
Makers and roles
John Wilkes, MP (1725 - 1797)