The Wife's Manual or Prayers, Thoughts, and Songs, on Several Occasions of a Matron's Life [First Edition in Publisher s Gilt Cloth Binding]

Rev. W. Calvert, M.A. Rector of St. Antholin s and One of the Minor Canons of Saint Paul s

Verlag: London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1854

Beschreibung

London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1854, First Edition. Original yellow publisher's cloth binding stamped in gilt and blind. All edges gauffered patterned gilt. Red endpapers. Gentle rubbing to extremities largely concentrated to spine ends; corners bumped. Previous owners inscription along the top edge of the half title page, dated 1854. Small bookseller's ticket of Leighton & Son to rear pastedown. A book notable for its typography and decoration, it is the first known example of the Basle Roman typeface, this being cut by William Howard for the Chiswick Press; illustrations engraved by Mary Byfield. In all, a charming copy of this etiquette manual containing poems and prayers for women. Devotional poetry designed specifically to give comfort and guidance to women at key moments in life, The Wife's Manual acknowledges a surprisingly wide range of female experience. COPAC lists 7 copies in UK and international libraries. Viii, 102pp. Approximately 7 ¼ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, 4 bands separating 5 compartments, 4 of which have blind tooled decorations, gently bruised top and tail. Joints good condition gently rubbed. Corners good condition gently bumped and worn. Boards good condition original yellow publisher's cloth binding stamped in gilt to the front board with blind tooled border and the same design to the rear blind stamped only. Page edges good condition gauffered page edges, all gilt, top edge slightly darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition the paper has a small crack down the front hinge but it is intact, rear hinge sound, after the end paper both hinges (front and rear) are stained but holding. Paste downs good condition red paste downs, the rear paste down has the small bookseller's ticket of Leighton & Son. End papers good condition red end papers, free end papers are tanned and foxed. Title good condition decorative title page, lightly tanned with some foxing. Pages good condition half title page has a previous owners signature along the top edge dated 1854, the text on each page is contained within engraved borders, pages are lightly tanned with some foxing. Binding good condition. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1854 Binding: Hardback. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1574873530883

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Wife's Manual or Prayers, Thoughts, and ...

Verlag: London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans

Erscheinungsdatum: 1854

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition