Vallum Romanum: . or, the history and antiquities of the Roman wall, commonly called the Picts wall, in Cumberland and Northumberland, built by Hadrian and Severus, ... In three books. ... To which are added, two letters from the late Hon. and learned Roger Gale, to the compiler, relating to Roman antiquities in the North of England. The whole illustrated with a map of the wlls, military ways, and stations ... and near two hundred other sculptures on copper-plates. By John Warburton, ...
John Warburton (1682 - 1759)
Category
Books
Date
1753
Materials
Measurements
205 x 29 x 85 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 3079155
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: andmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supports Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: English End Leaves: Sewn single-fold of dutch marbled paper followed by and made to a sewn single fold of plain white laid paper, the outer leaf of marbled paper used as a pastedown. The marbled and plain leaves are of uneven and unequal size Structure: English Edges: uncut Spine Lining: moderate round, quadrant joints and glued without linings End Bands: None Bookmark: None Boards: 3mm rope fibre board without back cornering Covering: Quarter tanned red-brown hairsheep with pale blue paper on the sides Tooling: Originally none, but with a near contemporary paper label painted dark blue with a gold-tooled title. NB inscription on the front board in contemporary hand: Lettd only Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes: NB inscription on the front board in contmporary hand: Lettd only
Bibliographic description
viii,[8],166,[6]p.,[14] plates (1 folding) . map . 4to.. Old pressmark: H.6. Bookseller's price of 16/- on flyleaf. manuscript on cover 'Lettd only'.. Provenance: Bookplate: Charles & Mary Trevelyan (i.e. Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan of Wallington, 3rd Bart. 1870-1958, & Mary Trevelyan, 1881-1966).. Binding: Quarter-bound; sewn onto six raised bands; black spine label (lacking half) gilt-lettered: Val Rom; marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
John Warburton (1682 - 1759) Roger Gale (1672-1744)