Shelfmark
Lq.1.12
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[Another copy:] Hb.2.51
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[Another copy:] Hb.2.52
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[Another copy:] Hb.2.54
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[Another copy:] Hb.2.56
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[Another copy:] Hb.2.57
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[Another copy:] Hb.2.58
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[Another copy:] Hb.2.59
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[Another copy:] Hb.2.62
Author
Title
Eton College / by Christopher Hussey; with a preface by M. R. James, Litt.D., F.S.A., F.B.A., Provost of Eton.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London ; New York : Published at the offices of Country Life Ltd., Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, W.C.2 ; and by George Newnes, Ltd., Southampton Street, W.C.2 ; Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922.
Physical description
xii, 38, [2]p, [26] leaves of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 38cm.
Note
[Hb.2.51] Errata leaf tipped-in to front of volume.
Provenance
[Lq.1.12] Booklabel of the M. R. James Collection of Eton College Library.
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[Lq.1.12] Bookplate of James Orton.
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[Hb.2.51] Ms. in front endpaper "W.D. Gosling from Cuthbert Blakiston Eton July 1923, do well and doubt not".
Provenance
[Hb.2.52] Ms. inscription on front endpaper "To the [?] of uncles the [?] of nephews and nieces Kathleen and Hugh Macnaghton with all [?] wishes on his wedding and every day Jan 30th 1925". Also "Virtue and strengh are here when single-hearted in the home abide, husband and wife, to foes great grief, to friends, great [?] and their own hearts [?] in [?] [?] to Nausicaa".
Provenance
[ Hb.2.54] Ms. inscription on front endpaper "Roderigo J. Hawes, Eton discedenti d.d. L. L.R. Byrne, Etonae a.d. iii. Kal. Aug. MCMXXIII besiderii[?] reginus".
Provenance
[Hb.2.57, Hb.2.58] Bookplate of Eton College School Library.
Provenance
[Hb.2.59] Ms. inscription on front board "Roderick L. Douglas from J.W. Dodds, Eton July 1927".
Provenance
[Hb.2.62] Ms. inscription on front endpaper David Poole from his tutor 1924-1930 Floreat Etona".
Binding
[Lq.1.12, Hb.2.54, Hb.2.57] 20th century burgundy morocco quarter-binding with burgundy cloth boards ; gilt lettering on spine ; bound by Best and Co. (information from p. ii).
Binding
[Hb.2.51, Hb.2.52] Buckram and paper covered boards.
Binding
[Hb.2.52] Gold tooled Eton College coat of arms on front cover, gilt lettering on spine.
Binding
[Hb.2.56] Green leather half-binding with marble paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, five raised bands.
Binding
[Hb.2.58] Green leather binding with gilt lettering on spine, five raised bands, gold tooling on inside edges of front and rear boards.
Binding
[Hb.2.59] Blue leather half-binding with marble paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine.
Binding
[Hb.2.62] Blue buckram half-binding with marbled paper covered boards , gilt lettering of spine.
Copy-specific note
With a half-title.
Copy-specific note
[Lq.1.12] ECL copy: No. 561 of 1000 copies.
Copy-specific note
[Lq.1.12] Ms. bookseller's code in pencil.
Copy-specific note
[Lq.1.12, Hb.2.52, Hb.2.54] Printed on half title-page "special Etonian edition".
Copy-specific note
[Hb.2.52] Copy no. 963, one of 1000 copies.
Copy-specific note
[ Hb.2.54] Copy no. 557, one of 1000 copies.
Copy-specific note
[Hb.2.56] Copy no. 47, one of 1000 copies.
Copy-specific note
[Hb.2.56] Christopher Hussey's and M.R. James's signatures on title page instead of printed names.
Copy-specific note
[Hb.2.57] Copy no. 543, one of 1000 copies.
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[Hb.2.58] Copy no. 3, one of 1000 copies.
Copy-specific note
[Hb.2.59] Copy no. 932, one of 1000 copies.
Subject
Added entry--name
James, M.R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862 - 1936 (Montague Rhodes)
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Orton, James former owner.
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Poole, David former owner.
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Hawes, Roderigo J. inscriber.
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Douglas, Roderick L. former owner.
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Dodds, John W. (John Wendell), 1902 - ? former owner.
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Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B24201