Shelfmark
Gi.5.25
Author
Title
Two letters on the origin, antiquity, and history, of Norman tiles, stained with armorial bearings..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed by John Bell, British Library, Strand, Bookseller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales., MDCCXCIV. [1794]
Physical description
[8], 62, [5], 68-114 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill. (coats of arms) ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Note
Dedication signed: 'John Henniker Major'.
Note
In this edition the title page ends with the imprint date.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T100089
Provenance
Ex dono label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, dated 1983, on front pastedown.
Provenance
Bookplate with motto "esperance en Dieu" and date 1867 on front pastedown.
Binding
18th-century calfskin and marbled paper over pasteboard. Covers decorated with blind fillets separating leather from paper. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with blind tools and fillets and gilt titling over red label ("Henniker's two letters"). Textblock trimmed and dyed red. Endpapers of marbled (pastedowns and facing flyleaves) and undecorated paper; two flyleaves at both ends of the textblock.
Subject
Heraldry France Normandy.
Added entry--name
Bell, John, 1745 - 1831 printer.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, 1909 - 1983 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B51203