A collection of fragments . illustrative of the history and antiquities of Derby, compiled from authentic sources. In two volumes (illustrated with many engravings) by Robert Simpson...
Robert Simpson (1796-1855)
Category
Books
Date
1826
Materials
Measurements
221 x 144 x 38 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3098211.1
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: hand-made white wove paper Ink/Pigment: black printing and engraving ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports & hollow Date of Binding: 19.3 Binder's Name: British. Binders ticket: BOUND BY / J. BARKER / ASHBY End Leaves: Tipped single-fold of combed marbled paper made to a single-fold of white machine-made wover paper, tipped toa single leaf of the same, the outer marbled leaf pasted to the board Structure: BritishEdges: plain-cut, marbled and polished. Spine Lining: moderate round, square joints, artificial hollow back which appears to use a continuous lining of what looks like brown leather glued to the spine. End Bands: stuck woven endbands, red and yellow silkBookmark: None Boards: 2mm paper boardsno back corneringCovering: half pebble-grain red tanned goatskin with a combed marbled paper on the sidesTooling Spine: gold-tooled roll across the head and tail of the spine, gold- and blind-tooled fillets at head and tail of each panel, titled in gold on a black leather label in panel 2, volume number in gold in panel 4.Tooling Sides: 1-line gold-tooled line along the edge of each piece of leather Furniture: Enclosure: melinex bookshoe Binding Notes: Bookplate of Calke Abbey Library
Bibliographic description
v.1. Front board loose. Provenance: Small armorial bookplate inside front cover: "Calke Abbey Library" [ie Sir George Crewe, 8th Baronet 1795-1844]. Binding: Half red morocco binding with red marbled paper boards.
Makers and roles
Robert Simpson (1796-1855)