B18982
Shelfmark
Ib1.5.32
Additional copy shelfmark
Ib1.5.33
Additional copy shelfmark
Ib1.5.34
Additional copy shelfmark
Ib1.5.35
Additional copy shelfmark
Ib1.5.36
Additional copy shelfmark
Ib1.5.37
Author
Pote, Joseph, printer
Title
The history and antiquities of Windsor Castle, and the Royal College, and Chapel of St. George: with the Institution, Laws, and Ceremonies of the Most Noble Order of the Garter: Including, The several Foundations in the Castle, From their First Establishment to the Present Time: With an Account of the Town and Corporation of Windsor; the Royal Apartments, and Paintings in the Castle; the Ceremonies of the Installation of a Knight of the Garter; also an Account of the first Founders, and their Successors Knights-Companions, to the present time, with their several Stiles or Titles, at large, from their Plates in the Choir of St. George's Chapel; the Succession of the Deans and Prebends of Windsor; the Alms-Knights; the Monumental, and Ancient Inscriptions; with other Particulars not mentioned by any Author. The whole intirely new wrote, and illustrated with Cuts.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Eton :, Printed by Joseph Pote, Bookseller,, MDCCXLIX. [1749]
Physical description
[6], iii, [11], 431, [1] p., plates ;, 24 cm.
Note
The dedication, which is printed in red, is signed: Jos. Pote.
Note
With an initial licence leaf and a list of subscribers.
Note
Titlepage in red and black.
Note
Pages 47 and 48 replaced by a folding plan with no loss of text.
Citation/references note
ESTC,, T95997
Provenance
[Ib1.5.32] Label with inscription:"To, P.S. Snow, from The Eton College Heraldic Society" on front endpaper.
Provenance
[Ib1.5.33] Armorial bookplate of Sir Martin Browne Holkes, baronet.
Provenance
[Ib1.5.33] Book label of Joseph Frederick Burrell, recording donation to Eton College in 1983.
Provenance
[Ib1.5.34] Book label of Nicholas Mann, recording donation to Eton College in 1754.
Provenance
[Ib1.5.35] Ms. inscription recording C.O. Bevan's donation in 1950.
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[Ib1.5.36] Armorial bookplate of F. Manley Sims.
Provenance
[Ib1.5.36] Ink stamp on title page: "Manley Sims Eton Collection".
Provenance
[Ib1.5.37] Donation label of Mrs. Oliphant.
Provenance
[Ib1.5.37] Eton College bookplate.
Binding
[Ib1.5.32] 18th-century brown calf binding; blind tooled outer edges of the boards; gold tooled spine; three single sewing supports; five raised bands; endbands; red sprinkled edges.
Binding
[Ib1.5.33] 18th century brown mottled calf binding; four single cord sewing supports; six raised bands; red stained edges; marbled endpapers.
Binding
[Ib1.5.34] 18th century brown mottled calf binding; five single cord sewing supports; five raised bands; endbands; gold tooled fillet around the perimeter; blind tooled outer edges of the boards; red sprinkled edges;
Binding
[Ib1.5.35] 18th century brown calf binding; gold tooled fillets around the perimeter; five raised bands; red sprinkled edges; rebacked in 20th century calf; binder's stamp: "R.L. Day binder" on rear endpaper.
Binding
[Ib1.5.36] Late 18th-early 19th century light brown calf binding; gold tooled ornament around the perimeter; gold tooled spine; gold tooling around the edges inside boards; red stained edges; marbled endpapapers; endbands; five raised bands.
Binding
[Ib1.5.37] 20th century calf half-binding; boards covered in marbled paper; five raised bands.
Copy-specific note
[Ib1.5.36] Plate that should be located between pages 46 and 49 is bound before the title page.
Subject
Windsor Castle (Place), History, Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Snow, Philip Sydney
Added entry--name
Pote, Joseph, bookseller.
Added entry--name
Burrell, Joseph Frederick, former owner.
Added entry--name
Mann, Nicholas, former owner.
Added entry--name
Day, R. L, binder.
Added entry--name
Manley Sims, F, former owner.
Added entry--name
Eton College Heraldic Society
Added entry--place
England, Eton.
Additional copy
Ib1.5.33
Additional copy
Ib1.5.34
Additional copy
Ib1.5.35
Additional copy
Ib1.5.36
Additional copy
Ib1.5.37
B18982
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