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Lines; composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey, on revisiting the banks of the Wye during a tour: July 13th, 1798: PB 020701

Object information

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Titles

Lines; composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey, on revisiting the banks of the Wye during a tour: July 13th, 1798

Maker(s)

Author: Wordsworth, William
Designer: McDowall, Nicolas
Printer: McDowall, Nicolas
Publisher: Old Stile Press
Paper maker: McDowall, Frances
Binder (person): Fine Bindery

Categories

Description

By William Wordsworth.

[20]p: ill.; 35 cm.

Place(s) associated

  • Tintern
  • Wellington (Shrops.)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2002)

Dating

Production date: AD 2002

Note

"This edition of William Wordsworth's poem was designed and printed ... by Nicolas McDowall, at The Old Stile Press, Catchmays Court, Llandogo ... The paper, for the book's text pages, the endpapers and to cover the boards, was all made by Frances McDowell, also at The Old Stile Press. The images, within the book and for the binding, were derived from photographs. They were devised by Nicholas McDowall. The type is Bulmer. Copies were bound by The Fine Bindery, Wellingborough ... The edition is limited to 150 copies, numbered and signed by Frances & Nicolas McDowall."--Colophon. Museum has copy no. 74. Binding: quarter blue leather; boards covered in white hand made paper printed in blue and black. Spine lettered in silver

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 020701
Primary reference Number: 98683
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 16 August 2012 Last processed: Thursday 29 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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