Views of the seats of noblemen and gentlemen, in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. : From drawings / by J. P. Neale. ...
John Preston Neale (Tattingstone 1780 - 1847)
Category
Books
Date
1818 - 1823
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3239230
Summary
Bibliographic description
6 v. : ill. ; 8vo. Lacks list of subscribers in vol. 1. Provenance: Twentieth-century armorial bookplate, signed G.S. 1924: ‘Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton’ [i.e.: Urban Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Manuscript inscription on front free endpaper verso of vol. 1: "J.H. Secker"[?]. Binding: Nineteenth-century full purple straight-grained morocco; gilt fillets and blind roll to form an outer border with small gilt-stamped cornerpieces (wheels); gilt fillets to form an inner border with gilt-stamped cornerpieces (leafy design); spines gilt- and blind-tooled; spine lettered direct (gilt-tooled): 'Neale's Views of gentlemen's seats' and 'Vol. I[-VI]' ; sewn onto five recessed cords; four false bands; gilt rolled board edges and turn-ins; gilt textblock edges; blue silk ribbon marker in each vol.
Makers and roles
John Preston Neale (Tattingstone 1780 - 1847), artist Thomas Moule (London 1785 - London 1851), author