Old Provence / by Theodore Andrea Cook, ...
Sir Theodore Andrea Cook (1867-1928).
Category
Books
Date
1905
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3246790.2
Summary
Bibliographic description
v. 2 : ill., geneal. table, map, music, ports. ; 8vo. Hand-coloured coats of arms added throughout, with 4 leaves of illuminated manuscript index of these. Binding: Early twentieth-century Cosway binding: full dark blue morocco; single gilt fillet to form an outer border; five inlaid oval miniatures on upper board; gilt-stamped crowns and fleurs-de-lis on boards and spine; sewn onto five raised bands; spine lettered direct (gilt tooled): 'Old Provence / T. Cook', 'Vol. II', 'Unique copy with emblazoned arms' and '1905'; double gilt fillet on board edges; gilt fillets on turn-ins with gilt-stamped crown and fleurs-de-lis in corners; gilt top edge; cream watered silk endleaves. Binder's gilt stamp on front pastedown: 'Bound by Riviere & Son from designs by J.H. Stonehouse'. Binder's gilt stamp on rear pastedowns: 'Miniatures by C. B. Currie'. In brown morocco slip case with gilt tooling, gilt-stamped: 'Made by Riviere & Son.'.
Makers and roles
Sir Theodore Andrea Cook (1867-1928)., author