ca. 1797-1839
Ref:GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS 19c Southey
Location:University of Leeds Special Collections
Name of creator:Southey Robert 1774-1843.
Extent:9 vols and 1 box held on part of 1 shelf, manuscript, typescript and printed (1) below is bound in dark green half leather and embossed on the spine in gilt lettering thus: ROBERT SOUTHEY LETTERS TO JOHN MAY ETC.- 1797-1835. Manuscript; (2) below are finely bound in brown half leather cases embossed on their spines in gilt lettering thus: ROBERT SOUTHEY POETICAL MANUSCRIPT(S). The volumes inside are also well bound in ivory full leather with ROBERT SOUTHEY embossed on the outside front covers within a dark green rectangular piece of leather decorated around the edges; (3) below is finely bound in leather with foliated patterns embossed on both covers and the spine, which also bears the gilt lettering: ALBUM VERSES. R.S.; (4) below are bound in brown leather, which is party damaged, tooled, and embossed with gilt lettering thus: ESPRIELLA'S LETTERS and the respective volume numbers in Roman numerals. There is marbling on the edges of the pages and on the inside covers and flyleaves; (5) below are finely bound in red leather embossed with gold decorations and gilt lettering thus: SOUTHEY'S LIFE OF NELSON and the respective volume numbers in Roman numerals. All sides of the pages are gilt-edged
Language:English
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