The works of Christopher Marlowe . with notes and some account of his life and writings by the Rev. Alexander Dyce.
Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)
Category
Books
Date
1850
Materials
Measurements
196 x 129 x 31 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 3144056.2
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: machine-made paper with a laid pattern Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports & hollow Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: English End Leaves: Tipped single fold of marbled paper made to a leaf of white wove paper and followed by a second sheet of white wove paper, the outer marbled leaf pasted to the board.Structure: EnglishEdges: plain cut, marbled [same pattern as endleaves], polished Spine Lining: moderate round, square joints, paper artficial hollow with 5 false bands End Bands: stuck-on woven, imitating a double core in green and red thread Bookmark: NoneBoards: 3mm rope-fibre board, back-corneredCovering: tan-coloured tanned calf, varnished Tooling Spine: panels 1, 4, 5 and 6 gold-tooled with central fleuron and corners; red leather title label in panel 2, green leather volume number label in panel 3Tooling Sides: old-tooled triple fillet border with rosette tool over corners; gold-tooled roll on board edges; gold-tooled roll on turn-ins. Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes: Bookplate of William Gibbs inside front board
Bibliographic description
v.2. . 8vo.. Spine loose. Provenance: Crest bookplate: "William Gibbs.", with motto "En Dios Mi Amparo y Esperanza." [i.e. William Gibbs (1790-1875)].. Binding: Nineteenth-century polished calf; gold-lettered labels outlayed on spine; gold-tooled spine, borders, board edges and board inners; marbled endpapers and edges.
Makers and roles
Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) Alexander Dyce (1798-1869)