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Royal English book bindings (1896)

Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Seeley and Co. Limited ; New York : The Macmillan Co. · leaf 72

An illustration from Royal English book bindings, 1896, leaf 72
, and crown engraved upon it. At the Burlington Fine Arts Club a fine specimen of binding forKing James I. was exhibited by Mr. James Toovey. It is bound inwhite vellum, stamped in gold. In the centre are the royal arms, and ithas large corner-stamps of unusual design, containing a sun with raysand… … Ortelius. Theatre of the World. London, 1606. James I. HENRT PRINCE OF WALES 59 much earlier period. It has squirrels, birds, snails, dogs, and insects.At Windsor there are a good many specimens of Jacobean bindings, allof them similar in character to one or other of the British Museumspecimens…

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