Cartmel Priory Church, north Lancashire,
Henry Fletcher Rigge
Category
Books
Date
1879
Materials
Measurements
186 x 125 x 8 mm
Place of origin
Cartmel
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3074470
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: machine-made calendered wove paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink, with ms inscription on left endleaves. Loosely inserted letter of 1870 on Whatman’s handmade wove paper Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Case binding, bds & cover Date of Binding: Contemporary 19.4 Binder's Name: British End Leaves: tipped single-fold of yellow coated machine-made wove paper (made to white paper?), the outer leaf pasted to the board Structure: British Edges: plain-cut, gilt Spine Lining: None? End Bands: None Bookmark: None Boards: 1.5mm paper boards Covering: blue pebble-grain bookcloth Tooling Spine: none Tooling Sides: Left board: arms of Cartmel priory and title blocked in gold in centre of board; thick and thin 2-line blind-blocked border frame. Right board: border frame only Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes: Loosely inserted presentation letter from the author dated 4 January 1880 on Whatman’s handmade wove paper. The second gathering has an additional leaf tipped to the recto of its first leaf.
Bibliographic description
31p. . ill.. . 8vo.. Author's presentation copy to George Browne [1834-1914], with manuscript presentation letter, dated 4 January 1880, inserted after title page.. Provenance: Author's presentation inscription on front endpaper: "George Browne, Troutbeck, from Henry Fletcher Rigge".. Binding: Publisher's blue cloth binding.
Makers and roles
Henry Fletcher Rigge