B35845

Shelfmark

Ib3.1.37

Author

Timbs, John

Title

School-days of eminent men. :, I. Sketches of the progress of education in England, from the reign of King Alfred to that of Queen Victoria. II. Early lives of celebrated British authors, philosophers, and poets, inventors and discoverers, divines, heroes, statesmen and legislators. /, by John Timbs, F. S. A. With illustrations.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Kent and co. (late Bogue), Fleet street.,, MDCCCLVIII. [1858]

Physical description

x, 310 p. :, front., ill., plates ;, 17 cm.

Provenance

Armorial bookplate of F. Manley Sims.

Provenance

Ink stamp on title page: "Manley Sims Eton Collection".

Provenance

Eton College Library ink stamp on title page verso.

Binding

19th century teal calf half-binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge; gold tooled spine.

Copy-specific note

Ms. inscription in pencil on title page: "lots about Eton with wood cut of School".

Subject

eton college

Subject

Education, England, History.

Subject

Great Britain (Place), Biography.

Added entry--name

Manley Sims, F, former owner.

Added entry--name

W. Kent and Co, publisher.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B35845

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aIb3.1.37

1001#$aTimbs, John

24510$aSchool-days of eminent men. :$bI. Sketches of the progress of education in England, from the reign of King Alfred to that of Queen Victoria. II. Early lives of celebrated British authors, philosophers, and poets, inventors and discoverers, divines, heroes, statesmen and legislators. /$cby John Timbs, F. S. A. With illustrations.

260##$aLondon :$bKent and co. (late Bogue), Fleet street.,$cMDCCCLVIII. [1858]

300##$ax, 310 p. :$bfront., ill., plates ;$c17 cm.

561##$aArmorial bookplate of F. Manley Sims.

561##$aInk stamp on title page: "Manley Sims Eton Collection".

561##$aEton College Library ink stamp on title page verso.

563##$a19th century teal calf half-binding; boards covered in marbled paper; marbled endpapers; gilt top edge; gold tooled spine.

590##$aMs. inscription in pencil on title page: "lots about Eton with wood cut of School".

61024$aEton College

650#0$aEducation$zEngland$xHistory.

651#0$aGreat Britain$xBiography.

7001#$aManley Sims, F$eformer owner.

7102#$aW. Kent and Co$epublisher.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.