A tour through Sicily and Malta . In a series of letters to William Beckford, ... from P. Brydone, F.R.S. In two volumes.
Patrick Brydone (1743-1818)
Category
Books
Date
1775
Materials
Measurements
211 x 137 x 30 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3098006.1
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink with red in k stamp on titlepage. Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supportsDate of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: English End Leaves: Sewn two separate leaf outside hook, stubs and first full leaf pasted to board.Structure: EnglishEdges: Plain cut, finely sprinkled with red pigment and polished Spine Lining: slight round, angled joints, no linings, medium glue End Bands: Worked L-R 1x1 in white and green silk over round cane cores, 3 tiedowns Bookmark: None Boards: 1.5mm rope fibre boards back cornered, slips 1,5 of 5 only laced in, angled down on front board, up on backCovering: Brown tanned sheepskin hair sheepTooling Spine: gold-tooled single fillet at head and tail of eahc panel, volumes number in panel 3Tooling Sides: gold-tooled hatched roll on board edges. Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes: Red ink stamp of H. HARPUR on titlepage. A folding map has been removed from between the half title and the full titlepage, leaving an impression of the folds behind.
Bibliographic description
v.1. 8vo. Front board off. Provenance: Red ink stamp on title page.: "H. Harpur" [ie Sir Henry (Harry) Harpur, 6th Baronet, 1739-1789]. Binding: Eighteenth century plain calf binding.
Makers and roles
Patrick Brydone (1743-1818)