London Notes Aug 17

BL

BL Sidney

• Bibliographical

   ** Long title: The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia. Written by Sir Philip Sidney Knight. Now since the first edition augmented and ended. 
       *** Cat notes: [The address to the reader signed H. S.-i.e. Hugh Sanford - stating that the text was revised and completed by Mary, Countess of Pembroke.]] 
   ** Author: Philip Sidney, 1554-1586. 
   ** Dublin : printed by the Societie of Stationers, 1621.

• Binding

   ** three quarters calfskin with minimal gilt tooling
   ** Marbled paper consistent on cover and endpapers
       *** Tuckett signed bottom of endpaper verso
   ** Endpapers are woven paper, but not consistent w/ textblock
   ** Uneven on top and bottom of textblock - wavy, therefore not resown(?)
   ** Feels like the 3rd of 5 raised is fake - sewn on 4?
   ** handtooled letters in gilt on spine

• Other

   ** Stamped ‘6 Oc62’ - October 6, 1862?
   ** Some paper restoration - appears to be wove paper but not contemporary with textblock
   ** Arcadia mostly
       *** “Certain Sonets” starts 2R2
       *** Defense 2S6
       *** Astrophil 2X2