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
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