A collection of seventeenth and eighteenth century prints compiled and partially annotated by William Wade Porteus, 1942.
William Wade Porteus (1872-1963)
Category
Books
Date
1942
Materials
Place of origin
Various imprints
Collection
Ightham Mote, Kent
NT 3146645
Summary
Bibliographic description
124 leaves of mounted plates . 46cm.. Provenance: Printed bookplate 'William Wade Porteus / 1924' with 'monk' portrait. - Rear pastedown inscribed in ink: 'Wm. Wade Porteous / Sept. 12. 1942'. Binding: Green morocco, gold-tooled, gold-lettered spine: 'Ptolomaeo / Bononi / 1462' [i.e. second-hand case]. - Many extra plates and loose inserts unmounted and not numbered.
Makers and roles
William Wade Porteus (1872-1963)