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Diced leather book decoration. Back cover.
Front Cover
Spine
Endpaper
Endband
| Descriptive Bibliography | |
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| COLLECTION | Courtesy of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| BINDING DESCRIPTION | |
| BINDING TERM | Diced Russia Calfskin |
| DECORATION | Diced |
| REPAIRS | Rebacked with tanned goatskin, 3 corners repaired. |
| COVER material/hardware, etc, corner style/turn ins, repairs | Full diced russia calfskin, with 4 false raised bands. |
| BOARDS material, back cornering | Mill board, back cornered. |
| SPINE rounding/ backing lining | Slightly rounded and backed. |
| ENDBANDS style, material/color, core material | Double endband with a front bead. Red, light- blue, white silk(?)Leather core. |
| SEWING style, # stations, support material lacing in | Sewn on 5 sunken cords. Support and lacing are not visible. |
| ENDPAPERS material, # of flyleaves/attachment | Stormont stone pattern |
| TEXT BLOCK material, edge treatment | Grain long, handmade laid paper. |
| HOUSING | |
| NOTES | |
| DESCRIBER (s) | Meaghan J. Brown, M. Baughman, O. Primanis |
| Citations/ SEE ALSO | See Also: |
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CATALOGING RECORD accessed 10/08 Author Moryson, Fynes, 1566-1630. Title An itinerary / vvritten by Fynes Moryson gent. first in the Latine tongue, and then translated by him into English: containing his ten yeeres travell throvgh the tvvelve domjnions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Jtaly, Turky, France, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Diuided into III parts … Imprint At London : Printed by John Beale ..., 1617 Harry Ransom Center Book Collection -Q- D 915 M89 1617 LIB USE ONLY Description [16], 295, [1], 301, [1], 292, [2] p. : geneal. tables, maps, plans ; 34 cm. (fol.) Note Double t.p. (p. [4]-[5] at front). Parts 1-3 of a projected work of 5 parts; part 4 was written but never printed. Cf. Dict. of Nat. Biog. This work is known to exist in at least two issues: in this issue, the second title leaf (leaf [par.] 3) has the contents in Roman type and a printer's device with a griffin's head (McKerrow 374) between the contents and imprint; in another issue, leaf [par.] 3 is a cancel with the contents in italics and a different ornamental device is between the contents and imprint. This issue is known to exist in at least two states: in state 1, part III, book 3 is paged continuously; in state 2, part III, book 3, chapter 4 is omitted, with numbers 151-154 omitted from pagination and gathering 3R consisting of 4 rather than 6 leaves. HRC copies 1 & 2 are state 1; copy 3 is state 2. TxU-Hu Signatures: ?[?par.?]??-4D?E? First word of title within ornamental frame; ornamental device at head of second t.p. Head- and tail-pieces; historiated initials. Leaves A3, Ee2, Gg2 and Mmm missigned B3, E2, G2 and Nnn respectively; leaves 4A2 and 4B1 unsigned. Numerous errors in pagination. Pages [1]-[2] at front, p. [1] following p. 295, p. [1] following p. 301 and p. [1]-[2] at end are blank. Indexed in: STC (2nd ed.) 18205 Local note HRC copy 1 [PAR] signed binding (stamped on front turn in): Bound for William Brown, Edinburgh; bookplate of Edward Alexander Parsons; imperfect: blank first and last leaves wanting, p. [11]-[12] at front bound in reverse order. Copy 2 [PAR] bookplate of Edward Alexander Parsons; armorial bookplate of James Maidment; inscribed: Tho: Baker Coll: Jo: Socius ejectus; ms. notations in hand of Baker; bookseller's ms. notation: from Earl Morton's collection; imperfect: blank first and last leaves wanting, part III, p. 139-142 wanting. Copy 3: armorial bookplate of Baron Caher; inscribed: Glengall; inscribed: Townshend; early 19th century English diced calf binding with the crest of Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall; reg. no. 4470; imperfect: blank first leaf wanting; ms. notations. Subject Europe – Description and travel. Tyrone's Rebellion, 1597-1603. Genre Armorial bindings – Glengall, Richard Butler, Earl of, 1775-1819 Bookbinding – Great Britain – ca. 1810 Diced leather bindings – ca. 1810 Special collection: Beale, John, printer/press Brown, William, binder Maidment, James, 1795?-1879, former owner Baker, Thomas, 1656-1740, former owner Morton, George Douglas, Earl of, 1761-1827, former owner Glengall, Richard Butler, Earl of, 1775-1819, former owner Townshend, former owner Caher, Baron, former owner Parsons, Edward Alexander, 1878-1962, former owner Parsons Library OCLC number 16505856H | |
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