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Foreign bookbindings in the British Museum : illustrations of sixty-three examples selected on account of their beauty or historical interest: PB 1896.1

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Titles

Foreign bookbindings in the British Museum : illustrations of sixty-three examples selected on account of their beauty or historical interest

Maker(s)

Author: Fletcher, William Younger
Printer: Griggs, W.
Publisher: Kegan, Paul & Co.
Writer: Latifi, K.

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Description

With introduction and descriptions by William Younger Fletcher, the plates printed in facsimile by W. Griggs.

"Intended to form a companion volume to English bookbindings in the British Museum, published last year [1895]".

Xxiv, [65] leaves, LXV plates : ill. col. ; 39 cm.

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1915) by Middleton-Wake, Charles H.

Dating

Production date: AD 1896

Note

"Strictly limited to an edition of 500 copies of which this no. [in ms] 148." Bound in blue cloth, gold stamped. Top edge of pages gilt, other edges untrimmed.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 1896.1
Primary reference Number: 98962
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 June 2016 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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