Shelfmark
Em.4.11
Author
Title
A historical survey of the customs, habits, & present state of the Gypsies; : designed to develop the origin of this singular people, and to promote the amelioration of their condition. / By John Hoyland, author of an epitome of the history of the world, &c..
Publication, distribution, etc.
York: : Printed for the author; and sold by Wm. Alexander. York; Darton, Harvey, & Co.; W. Phillips; and W. Darton, Jun. ..., 1816.. (York : Hargrove, Gawthorp, & Cobb, Herald-office)
Physical description
viii, 9-265, [3] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Note
Incorrectly cited by Shaw & Shoemaker as published in New York.
Note
Manufacturer's information from title-page verso and p. [1] at end.
Note
Advertisements on final leaf.
Note
In the imprint, "Darton, Harvey ... a W. Darton, Jun." followed by "London".
Citation/references note
Shaw & Shoemaker, 37817
Citation/references note
Black, G.F. Gypsy bibl., 2086
Provenance
Late 19th or early 20th century armorial bookplate of Major General Villiers Hatton; Eton School Library bookplate on facing flyleaf, recording Hatton's donation.
Provenance
Card catalogue and photocopy of card loosely inserted (ex Eton School Library?).
Provenance
Bookseller's price and codes on upper flyleaf recto.
Binding
19th century smooth light-brown calf over ?millboard, sewn on three recessed supports. On upper cover, a gilt-stamped armorial centrepiece of George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland (1758-1833) (see British Armorial Bindings, Leverson-Gower, George Granville, stamp 05) with an outer border of blind double fillets; wide squares, board edges tooled with an gilt ornamental roll, turn-ins with a blind roll. Spine rounded with five false bands, tooled over with a gilt dotted roll and aside with gilt fillets; the same at head and tail; gilt tilting ("Hoyland on the Gypsies" over a red morocco label) in second panel, and date "1816" at tail; ?false endbands of alternating black and brown thread. Textblock trimmed and marbled. Endpapers comprising marbled paper to match the textblock edges (pastedown and flyleaf) and white paper (flyleaf).
Subject
Romanies.
Subject
Romanies Great Britain.
Added entry--name
Alexander, William, 1824 - 1911 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1758 - 1833 Duke of, former owner.
Added entry--name
Hatton, Villiers, 1852 - 1914 former owner, donor.
Added entry--name
Darton & Harvey bookseller.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England York.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B50927