Art treasures of the United Kingdom : from the Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester: PB 1858.1

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Art treasures of the United Kingdom : from the Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester

Maker(s)

Editor: Waring, John Burley
Illustrator: Bedford, Francis
Illustrator: Dudley, R.
Publisher: Day & Son
Binder (person): Leighton & Hodge

Description

Edited by J.B. Waring ; chromo lithographed by F. Bedford ; the drawings on wood by R. Dudley ; with essays by Owen Jones ... [et al.].

At head of title: Dedicated by permission to His Royal Highness the Prince Consort.
Each chapter paged separately.

1 v. (various pagings) : ill., col. plates ; 40 cm.

Place(s) associated

London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown

Dating

Production date: AD 1858

Note

"The cover prepared for the work by Messrs. Leighton & Hodge is almost a fac-simile of a design by Gascon, and is particularly appropriate, as having been one of the objects contributed to the Exhibition."-- Preface. Bound in leather stamped in gold and black with ornate design on covers and spine. Page edges gilt. Marbled endpages. In wooden case with lock (key not present) lined with blue velvet.