Shelfmark
Ie7.3.10
Title
Catalogue of the collection of old plate of William Francis Farrer at No. 7 St. James's Square, London / compiled by E. Alfred Jones.
Varying form of title
Spine title: Old plate of William Francis Farrer
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : St. Catherine Press, 1924.
Physical description
xxxii, 191 p., [93] leaves of plates : ill. ; 36 cm.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College with initials HR for "Henricus Rex"; with ms. note: "d.d. [i.e. dono dedit] Gaspard et Henricus Farrer".
Binding
20th-century orange morocco over ?millboards. Covers decorated with triple gilt fillets to form a border, armorial gilt centrepiece; double gilt fillets on board edges; gilt roll with floral motif on turn-ins. Spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt fillets, tools, and titling ("Old plate of William Francis Farrer"). Textblock untrimmed; gilted top fore-edge only. Endpapers of green silk and undecorated paper; three flyleaves at the upper end of the textblock, two at the lower end. Kept in a book sleeve.
Copy-specific note
Former ECL shelfmark: Cq.1.1.2.
Copy-specific note
Upper flyleaf: "One hundred copies only of this Catalogue have been printed, of which this is number 42".
Subject
Farrer, William, 1861 - 1924 Art collections.
Subject
Silverwork Great Britain Catalogs.
Subject
Silverwork France Catalogs.
Subject
Plate Private collections Catalogs.
Subject
Goldwork Great Britain Catalogs.
Added entry--name
Jones, E. Alfred, 1872 - 1943 compiler.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B53007