Fine Scottish binding printed 1774
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3800 SEK
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Description
SCOTTISH MOSAIC BINDING. An Appeal to Reason: or, thoughts on Religion. Wherein, the Interference of the Civil Power, and the Matter of Subscription, are candidly considered. By a Layman of Hampshire. Devizes (T. Burrough) 1774.
8:o. (3), iv-xxvi, 1-202 pp.
Contemporary red morocco, somewhat worn, gilt borders and decorations, inlays of green leather gilt in the inner corners of the outer border and on middle of covers in and around the inner border, some small cracks in the joints, inner gilt borders, gilt edges of covers, faded richly gilt spine in six compartments, all edges gilt. With the red owner´s stamp of Thore Virgin, "Bibliotheca Qvarnforsiana" on the endpapers, together with his own notes and signature, and dated London 25.8.1956. Bookplate of C. E. Stewart 1893.
Devizes is a small market town and civil parish in the heart of the English county of Wiltshire, in the southern United Kingdom.
The borders are identical to that on a Scottish binding, reproduced in Hobson: English Bindings in the Library of J. R. Abbey (London 1940), no.79.
Virgin 149 (= Rariteter ur Virgin-Wistrands boksamling. Utställning i Kungl. Biblioteket... 1968).
Provenance: Sten Ringselle (1949-2017), Swedish antiquarian bookdealer who in 1992 opened his shop Antiquaria in Gothenburg.
Auktionsnummer:
6303
Date:
2017-11-21