Accession number
PML 197672
Creator
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913.
Published
London, Priv. Print. at the Chiswick Press, 1912.
Notes
Each plate accompanied by leaf with descriptive letterpress.
"The index has been prepared by Miss Lillian Mackie".--p. [vi].
"This edition, printed on hand-made paper, consists of 45 copies, and is for private circulation only ... ."
Errata slip inserted before p. 1.
"This book, printed throughout on real vellum with hand coloured facsimiles is a special copy printed Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan himself and has 64 hand coloured facsimiles. The other copies on real vellum of the same book have 37 hand coloured facsimiles."-- page before half-title.
"The index has been prepared by Miss Lillian Mackie".--p. [vi].
"This edition, printed on hand-made paper, consists of 45 copies, and is for private circulation only ... ."
Errata slip inserted before p. 1.
"This book, printed throughout on real vellum with hand coloured facsimiles is a special copy printed Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan himself and has 64 hand coloured facsimiles. The other copies on real vellum of the same book have 37 hand coloured facsimiles."-- page before half-title.
Description
ixi pages, 1 leaf, 244 pages, 1 leaf illustrations (part mounted; including facsimiles) XCII plates (including front, portraits) 39 x 31 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Hand decoration: Special copy with 64 hand coloured facsimiles.
Provenance
Mr. Morgan's copy.
Binding
Gilt-tooled red morocco with orange in-lays, doublures with elaborate gilt-tooling in watchface design.
Classification
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Department