Verdun, Argonne : (1914-1918).
Michelin
Category
Books
Date
1931
Materials
Place of origin
Clermont-Ferrand
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3256206
Summary
Bibliographic description
176 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 8vo. Provenance: Twentieth-century armorial bookplate (small variant), signed Badeley 1930: ‘Urban Huttleston Rogers Lord Fairhaven’ [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Gilt stamped Fairhaven crest at foot of spine [i.e. Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Binding: Twentieth-century half blue morocco, marbled paper over boards; sewn onto five recessed cords; spine lettered direct (gilt tooled): 'Verdun - 1933'; gilt stamped Fairhaven crest at foot of spine [i.e. Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]; gilt top edge. Binder's gilt stamp on front turn-in: 'Robson & Co. Ltd. W.1.'
Makers and roles
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