COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022352tr
Reference Number:
Dowd 38
Image Title:
David Esslemont: Thomas Bewick's Birds
Series Title:
Anthony Dowd Collection of Modern Bookbindings
Creator:
Esslemont, David
Creator Role:
Binder
Date Created:
1984
Page/Sheet:
Upper & lower covers and spine
Description:
Designer binding. Bound by David Esslemont in blue goatskin, diagonal design comosed of a feather motif tooled in three parallel lines, the centre one tooled in gilt between multicoloured leather onlays.
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Support:
Goatskin
Item Height:
254 mm
Item Width:
190 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K. (on temporary deposit)
Provenance:
Dowd, Anthony, owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Copyright and IPR restrictions apply
References:
'The Anthony Dowd Collection of Modern Bindings', compiled by Anthony Dowd (John Rylands University Library of Manchester, 2002)
Bibliographic Citation:
Bewick, Thomas, 'Birds' (Newcastle: David Esslemont, 1984)
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
David Esslemont: Thomas Bewick's Birds
