THE HISTORY OF The Famous and Renowned Knight. LONDON. See Item No. 127. A MAGNIFICENT NEEDLEWORK BINDING. English XVIIth Century. HOLY BIBLE. London, 1633. See Item No. 140. BINDINGS-Continued. 159 OF THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER AND ADMINISTRATION 8vo. An interesting example of 18th Century Scotch binding. Bound by Wm. Scott of Edinburgh in black morocco inlaid with red, the sides and back tooled in gilt with floral sprays, lamps, stars, fan-like ornaments, etc., bearing in the centre of each cover a representation of John the Baptist, g. e. Edinburgh, Printed by Adrian Watkins, 1756. £6 6s 160 CHARTER OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL OF KING CHARLES II., ETC., near Dublin, for the Relief and Maintenance of antient and maimed Officers and Soldiers of the Army of Ireland. Small 8vo. Bound in contemporary red morocco, elaborate floral tooling in gilt on sides and back; in the centre of the upper cover the Irish Harp and the Royal Crown, enclosed by a wreath, the whole being encircled by the title of the book, and in the centre of the lower cover the Royal Arms of England. Dublin, 1760. £6 6s From the Library of Viscount Wolseley, Field Marshal of England, with his elaborate Book-plate. A MAGNIFICENT MEARNE BINDING. 161 CHARNOCK (Stephen). SEVERAL DISCOURSES UPON THE EXISTENCE AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. Folio. London, Printed for D. Newman, 1682. A Magnificent Specimen of Binding by Mearne, black morocco, the whole of each cover portioned out into fifteen (Continued over) BINDINGS: CHARNOCK (Stephen)—continued. squares, formed by 14 repetitions of the favourite curved-end crescent tool, and the interiors filled with one of 4 different designs, either composed of formal floral tools, or of combinations of tupil tools with sprays of leaves; 3 squares at top, bottom, and centre are filled with more solid masses of gilded work struck from large engraved tools; all the vacant spaces being filled in with stars and dots; the back richly gilded, each panel decorated with 2 chevrons point to point, standing out plain upon a gold background worked from large semicircular and triangular tools; the rich effect of the decoration is much increased by the use of coloured enamel, for all the hollow tools, tulips, buds, leaves, flowers, and crescents have been enamelled in red or silver, which shows up brilliantly on the black morocco. (Enclosed in a dark blue morocco case.) (SEE ILLUSTRATION, PLATE NO. IX.) £125 EMBROIDERED BINDING. 162 CONTENTMENT. AN INFALLIBLE WAY ΤΟ CONTENTMENT, In the mid'st of Publick or Personal Calamities. To which is added Encouragement against The Fear of Fire and Poverty, Evil Tidings, and Death itself. Small 8vo. A very fine example of English embroidered binding of the second half of the seventeenth century. On the upper cover is a full-length figure of Hope, and on lower cover full-length figure of Faith, worked in coloured silks, and within arched panels of emboidered silver thread. London, 1688. £52 10s BINDINGS Continued. 163 INGLIS (Mrs. Richmond). Ambition. A Tale. LOVE ANNA & EDGAR; or, Love & Thin small 4to. Handsomely bound by Scott of Edinburgh, with his ticket, in full crimson morocco extra, the back gilt tooled, with designs of Roses and Harps, the sides richly gilt tooled, consisting of corner ornamentations, including musical instruments, two oval-shaped designs, composed of leaves and flowers, together with a Female figure, holding lance and shield, beneath which is a Chippendale ornament, containing a bird, g. e. Edinburgh, 1781. £25 An exceedingly fine example of Scotch 18th Century Binding. 164 MEARNE (Charles). OTHER PRAYERS. PREPARATION FOR THE SACRAMENT, AND Manuscript, neatly written on 150 pages, ruled in red. Bound by Charles Mearne in black morocco, completely covered with delicate gilt tooling, consisting of the Drawer handle," four leaved flowers, etc., g. e. 66 Circa 1680. With manuscript note on the ily-leaf in a contemporary hand: "This Book was given to my Dear Mr. Winson by ye present Countess of Derby and was suposed to be wrote by the Countess who keept out ye seige so long at Latham ye seat now of Sr. Tho. Bootle but formerley belonged to ye Earls of Derby." With signature "E. Derby "beneath. 165 STURT (J.). THE ORTHODOX COMMUNICANT, by way of Meditation on the Order for the Administration of the Lord's Supper, or Holy Communion; according to the Liturgy of the Church of England. Engraved throughout on 96 pages by J. Sturt, with borders containing cherubs' heads, and 82 elegant vignettes illustrating the Life of Christ. Small 8vo. Fine Copy bound in contemporary full black morocco, delicately tooled in blind on the back and sides, g. e. London, 1721. £3 35 |