Leaves from the journal of our life in the highlands, from 1848 to 1861. . To which are prefixed and added extracts from the same journal giving an account of earlier visits to Scotland, and tours in England and Ireland, and yachting excursions. Edited by Arthur Helps.
Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
Category
Books
Date
1868
Materials
Measurements
317 x 260 x 37 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3078477
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Text Substrate: machine-made wove paper Ink/Pigment: black printing and engraving ink. Fountain pen on titlepage. Coloured lithographs Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Case binding, bds & cover Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: British. Bound by Burn and Company End Leaves: tipped single fold of dark blue coated paper, the outer leaf pasted to the board Structure: British Edges: plain-cut and gilded Spine Lining: moderate round, square joints, overall lining of mull under continuous lining of grey paper End Bands: None Bookmark: None Boards: 5mm strawboard, full external bevel on all 4 sides Covering: full fine red pebble-grain bookcloth Tooling Spine: blocked in five panels in gold and black, title in panel 2 and dates in panel 4. Tooling Sides: Left: blocked in gold and black with a broad interlace frame with putti and crown in centre of head of frame. Central panel with a stag in a highland setting (signed DE LABY) with the title around it, signed R.D. Right: blind-blocked interlace pattern Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes: presentation from Queen Victoria to the Rt Hon G. O. Trevelyan, inscribed on the title page/
Bibliographic description
xvii,[3],198p., [10] plates (some col.) . ill.. . 4to.. Provenance: Author's presentation copy `To the Rt. Hon. G.O. Trevelyan from Victoria R. Balmoral Oct. 29 1884'.. Binding: Red grained cloth; elaborate gilt and black embossed upper board; elaborate spine embossing; binder's ticket on rear pastedown: Bound by Burn & Co. Kirby St. E.C.
Makers and roles
Queen Victoria (1819-1901) Sir Arthur Helps (1813-1875).