An Imaged World
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1894
Title-page printed in red and black. x, [1], 119, [2] pages; with 5 drawings by William Hyde. With a label on verso of front free endpaper reading: 'The illustrations in this book were coloured by hand by Miss Gloria Cardew.'
Binding: Bound ca. 1899 in purple goatskin with inlays of yellow leather in the form of roses. Gold tooling in rose plant pattern; some rose leaves blocked in solid, others in outline. Running leaf pattern round borders and turn-ins. Marbled end papers in blue, red and green. Headbands in cream silk; top edge gilt. Signed on verso of front free endpaper with the stamp: 'Guild of Women-Binders'
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 200 mm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- London; Hammersmith
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O1662577
- Museum object number
- L.2370-1963
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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