Shelfmark
Lg.4.09 (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
Iaa3.3.11 (Copy 2)
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Iaa3.3.12 (Copy 3)
Additional shelfmark
Ib7.4.23 (Copy 4)
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Ibb1.1.34 (Copy 5)
Author
Title
Playing fields / by Eric Parker; with eight drawings by J. D. M. Harvey.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Philip Allan & Co., Quality Court, [1922].
Physical description
[8], 383 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Note
With a half-title.
Provenance
(Copy 1) Previous library stamps, labels, and ms. shelfmarks. Armorial bookplate of Eton College School Library. Stamps on preliminary leaves: "School Library Eton". Ms. inscription: "[To Eton College] It was when they were swinging down the road ... Eric Parker".
Provenance
(Copy 2) Ms. inscription: "To Peter Mitchell on the occasion of his winning a scholarship to Eton, September 1961 from his Godmother Mary Parker [Eric Parker's daughter]". Loose ms. letter (dated 1961-08-15) to Peter Mitchell from Mary Parker gifting him this book. Ms. inscription in Anthony Gardner's hand: "No. 633. This book was renovated and rebound especially for Mary Ruth Parker as a gift she wished to present to her Godson [Peter Mitchell] ... Anthony Gardner O.B.E. ... 1961".
Provenance
(Copy 3) Armorial bookplate of Eton College Library. Loose ms. letter (dated 1948-11-04) to the Provost of Eton from Eric Parker gifting this book.
Provenance
(Copy 5) Ms. note on front flyleaf: "B. Wilder Sep. 1922". Paper note pinned to front flyleaf with a nail has ms. note: "From Algy Drummond June 23 1927".
Binding
(Copy 1) Green leather half-binding with green, purple, and gold marbled paper boards ; gilt lettering on spine ; bound by Best & Co. (binder's stamp on front pastedown).
Binding
(Copy 2) 20th-century dark blue morocco with blind and gilt tooling, light blue leather inlay on front board with gilt Eton College emblem, gilt lettering on spine, and hand-marbled endpapers ; bound by Anthony Gardner (inscription on back endpaper).
Binding
(Copy 3) 20th-century green morocco with blind and gilt tooling, blue leather inlay on front board with gilt Eton College emblem and lettering, gilt lettering on spine, hand-marbled endpapers, and edges gilt ; bound by Anthony Gardner (inscription on back endpaper) ; housed in green cloth slipcase.
Binding
(Copy 4) Blue cloth case-binding; gold stamped spine title.
Binding
(Copy 5) 20th-century blue cloth over ?millboards. Covers decorated with blind fillet to form a border, gilt tool of a flower as a centrepiece on upper cover only. Spine flat with gilt titling ("Playing fields"). Textblock trimmed. Endpapers of undecorated paper; one flyleaf at both ends of the textblock.
Copy-specific note
(Copy 1) Two loose newspaper obituaries for Eric Parker, one dated 1955 and the other from 'The times' and dated 1955-02-17.
Copy-specific note
(Copy 2) Loose obituary for Anthony Gardner, the binder of this copy.
Copy-specific note
(Copy 4) Curatorial ms. notes on front free endpaper. Portion of illustrated ?dust-jacket pasted on front endpaper.
Copy-specific note
(Copy 5) Paper note pinned to front flyleaf with a nail. Newspaper cutting with summary of book glued to front flyleaf.
Subject
Added entry--name
Gardner, Anthony, b. 1887 - ? binder.
Added entry--name
Mitchell, Peter, 1948- - ? former owner.
Added entry--name
Parker, Mary Ruth inscriber.
Added entry--name
Harvey, J. D. M., b. 1895 - ? illustrator.
Added entry--name
Drummond, Algernon, 1880 - 1975 former owner.
Added entry--name
Philip Allan & Co. publisher.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B22567