COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022385tr
Reference Number:
Dowd 83
Image Title:
W. H. Smith binding
Series Title:
Anthony Dowd Collection of Modern Bookbindings
Parent Work Title:
Temple of Flora
Creator:
Mitchell, John
Creator Role:
Binder
Creator:
Thornton, Robert John
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1951
Publication Details:
London: Collins
Page/Sheet:
Upper cover & spine
Image Sequence Number:
083
Description:
Designer binding. Bound by W.H. Smith & Son Ltd in red levant morocco, both boards decorated with a pattern of circles, tooled in gold by John Mitchell.
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
Medium:
Gold leaf
Support:
Leather
Item Height:
440 mm
Item Width:
310 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:
Thornton, Robert John, 'The Temple of Flora' (London: Collins, 1951)
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
W. H. Smith binding
