B22567

Shelfmark

Lg.4.09

Additional copy shelfmark

Iaa3.3.11

Additional copy shelfmark

Iaa3.3.12

Additional copy shelfmark

Ib7.4.23

Author

Parker, Eric

Title

Playing fields /, by Eric Parker; with eight drawings by J. D. M. Harvey.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Philip Allan & Co., Quality Court,, [1922].

Physical description

[8], 383p, [8] leaves of plates :, ill. ;, 22cm.

Note

With a half-title.

Provenance

[Lg.4.09] Previous library stamps, labels, and ms. shelfmarks.

Provenance

[Lg.4.09] Armorial bookplate of Eton College School Library.

Provenance

[Lg.4.09] Stamps on preliminary leaves: "School Library Eton".

Provenance

[Lg.4.09] Ms. inscription: "[To Eton College] It was when they were swinging down the road ... Eric Parker".

Provenance

[Iaa3.3.11] Ms. inscription: "To Peter Mitchell on the occasion of his winning a scholarship to Eton, September 1961 from his Godmother Mary Parker [Eric Parker's daughter]".

Provenance

[Iaa3.3.11] Loose ms. letter (dated 1961-08-15) to Peter Mitchell from Mary Parker gifting him this book.

Provenance

[Iaa3.3.11] Ms. inscription in Anthony Gardner's hand: "No. 633. This book was renovated and rebound especially for Mary Ruth Parker as a gift she wished to present to her Godson [Peter Mitchell] ... Anthony Gardner O.B.E. ... 1961".

Provenance

[Iaa3.2.12] Armorial bookplate of Eton College Library.

Provenance

[Iaa3.3.12] Loose ms. letter (dated 1948-11-04) to the Provost of Eton from Eric Parker gifting this book.

Binding

[Lg.4.09] Green leather half-binding with green, purple, and gold marbled paper boards ; gilt lettering on spine ; bound by Best & Co. (binder's stamp on front pastedown).

Binding

[Iaa3.3.11] 20th century dark blue morocco with blind and gilt tooling, light blue leather inlay on front board with gilt Eton College emblem, gilt lettering on spine, and hand-marbled endpapers ; bound by Anthony Gardner (inscription on back endpaper).

Binding

[Iaa3.3.12] 20th century green morocco with blind and gilt tooling, blue leather inlay on front board with gilt Eton College emblem and lettering, gilt lettering on spine, hand-marbled endpapers, and edges gilt ; bound by Anthony Gardner (inscription on back endpaper) ; housed in green cloth slipcase.

Binding

[Ib7.4.23] Blue cloth case-binding; gold stamped spine title.

Copy-specific note

[Lg.4.09] Two loose newspaper obituaries for Eric Parker, one dated 1955 and the other from 'The times' and dated 1955-02-17.

Copy-specific note

[Iaa3.3.11] Loose obituary for Anthony Gardner, the binder of this copy.

Copy-specific note

[Ib7.4.23] Curatorial ms. notes on front free endpaper.

Copy-specific note

[Ib7.4.23] Portion of illustrated ?dust-jacket pasted on front endpaper.

Subject

eton college

Added entry--name

Gardner, binder.

Added entry--name

Mitchell, former owner.

Added entry--name

Parker, inscriber.

Added entry--name

Harvey, J. D. M, illustrator.

Added entry--name

Philip Allan & Co, publisher.

Added entry--name

Best & Co

Added entry--place

England, London.

Additional copy

Iaa3.3.11

Additional copy

Iaa3.3.12

Additional copy

Ib7.4.23

001B22567

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aLg.4.09

098##$aIaa3.3.11

098##$aIaa3.3.12

098##$aIb7.4.23

1001#$aParker, Eric

24510$aPlaying fields /$cby Eric Parker; with eight drawings by J. D. M. Harvey.

260##$aLondon :$bPhilip Allan & Co., Quality Court,$c[1922].

300##$a[8], 383p, [8] leaves of plates :$bill. ;$c22cm.

500##$aWith a half-title.

561##$a[Lg.4.09] Previous library stamps, labels, and ms. shelfmarks.

561##$a[Lg.4.09] Armorial bookplate of Eton College School Library.

561##$a[Lg.4.09] Stamps on preliminary leaves: "School Library Eton".

561##$a[Lg.4.09] Ms. inscription: "[To Eton College] It was when they were swinging down the road ... Eric Parker".

561##$a[Iaa3.3.11] Ms. inscription: "To Peter Mitchell on the occasion of his winning a scholarship to Eton, September 1961 from his Godmother Mary Parker [Eric Parker's daughter]".

561##$a[Iaa3.3.11] Loose ms. letter (dated 1961-08-15) to Peter Mitchell from Mary Parker gifting him this book.

561##$a[Iaa3.3.11] Ms. inscription in Anthony Gardner's hand: "No. 633. This book was renovated and rebound especially for Mary Ruth Parker as a gift she wished to present to her Godson [Peter Mitchell] ... Anthony Gardner O.B.E. ... 1961".

561##$a[Iaa3.2.12] Armorial bookplate of Eton College Library.

561##$a[Iaa3.3.12] Loose ms. letter (dated 1948-11-04) to the Provost of Eton from Eric Parker gifting this book.

563##$a[Lg.4.09] Green leather half-binding with green, purple, and gold marbled paper boards ; gilt lettering on spine ; bound by Best & Co. (binder's stamp on front pastedown).

563##$a[Iaa3.3.11] 20th century dark blue morocco with blind and gilt tooling, light blue leather inlay on front board with gilt Eton College emblem, gilt lettering on spine, and hand-marbled endpapers ; bound by Anthony Gardner (inscription on back endpaper).

563##$a[Iaa3.3.12] 20th century green morocco with blind and gilt tooling, blue leather inlay on front board with gilt Eton College emblem and lettering, gilt lettering on spine, hand-marbled endpapers, and edges gilt ; bound by Anthony Gardner (inscription on back endpaper) ; housed in green cloth slipcase.

563##$a[Ib7.4.23] Blue cloth case-binding; gold stamped spine title.

590##$a[Lg.4.09] Two loose newspaper obituaries for Eric Parker, one dated 1955 and the other from 'The times' and dated 1955-02-17.

590##$a[Iaa3.3.11] Loose obituary for Anthony Gardner, the binder of this copy.

590##$a[Ib7.4.23] Curatorial ms. notes on front free endpaper.

590##$a[Ib7.4.23] Portion of illustrated ?dust-jacket pasted on front endpaper.

61020$aEton College

7001#$agardner$ebinder.

7001#$aMitchell$eformer owner.

7001#$aParker$einscriber.

7001#$aHarvey, J. D. M$eillustrator.

7102#$aPhilip Allan & Co$epublisher.

7102#$aBest & Co

752##$aEngland$dLondon.