| Binding Note: | Binding: Dublin gold-tooled dark green morocco. Across the middle of the upper cover: Rt. Honble. Earl of Belvedere'; across the lower: '1773'. A similar all-over design within each half cover; birds, rosettes, flowers and leaf branches flow from pointille curved lines which radiate from a vase at the top (and bottom); also used are the symmetrical flourish and flame plant illustrated by Craig. The flame-plant is also tooled on a white vesica. Border roll. Flat spine tooled to six compartments, with red lettering -piece in the second; paper ticket attached to the first. Comb-marbled endleaves and gilt edges. Similar in general style to another copy in the library. Listed in Craig, Page 33, No. 118. Abbey sale catalogue 2148. |
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