58/2010
Collection
Books
Brief description
Book, The Reform'd Coquet; or, Memoirs of Amoranda. A Novel., by Mary Davys, printed by T. Forbes for J. Stephens, 1736. Bound in contemporary unlettered sheep leather, the covers with a double gilt-ruled border, the spine with four raised bands.
Title
The Reform'd Coquet; or, Memoirs of Amoranda. A Novel.
Object name
book
Object number
58/2010
Location
On Display
Production person
Mary Davys (author)
Production organisation
T. Forbes (printer)
J. Stephens (publisher)
J. Stephens (publisher)
Production date
1736 (published)
Production place
London (published)
Period
Georgian (1714-1837)
Material
leather
paper
ink
paper
ink
Technique
printed
Physical description
Book, The Reform'd Coquet; or, Memoirs of Amoranda. A Novel, by Mary Davys, printed by T. Forbes for J. Stephens, 1736.
The book is bound in contemporary unlettered sheep; the front and back covers are scuffed and worn, with all four corners rubbed. There is a doubled-ruled gilt border, very worn in places, on both covers. The spine has four raised bands outlined with gilt lines so faded as to be largely entirely worn away, and the head and foot of the spine are very worn, revealing the gathered internal pages at the foot.
The front endpaper has what is thought to be a contemporary ownership signature, “Sophia Lisle”, written in ink. The title page gives the title, authorship and publication details in a column in a double-lined border. The following page, numbered iii, is addressed “to the Ladies of Great Britain”, with a engraved headpiece of two inverted cornucopias flanking a central winged shape set about with scrolls, and illustrated capital. This is followed by the two-page preface, similarly decorated on the first page with a headpiece of two long-tailed birds perched amidst scrolls in a symmetrical design, and illustrated capital. The final page of the preface has an engraving of two men, one with hat in hand, outside what appears to be a building with a Greek Revival porch, and railings. The first page of the novel proper is again illustrated with a headpiece and capital.
The pages are numbered erratically, (29 is numbered 92, it jumps from 54 to 57, 63 is numbered 93, 114 is numbered 141, 139 is numbered 931, 153 is numbered 541, 154 is numbered 146, 155 is numbered 147) but the book is complete, with a catchword printed at the bottom of each page. The final page and a half are adverts for “books lately published”, including The Fruitless Enquiry by Eliza Haywood (price bound 2 shillings 6 pence) and The Master Key to Popery in three volumes by the Reverend Mr Gavin (the second volumes containing a section on “the lives and abominable intrigues of several priests and fryers of the church of Rome”). All pages are in a good condition, with the edges only lightly browned.
The book is bound in contemporary unlettered sheep; the front and back covers are scuffed and worn, with all four corners rubbed. There is a doubled-ruled gilt border, very worn in places, on both covers. The spine has four raised bands outlined with gilt lines so faded as to be largely entirely worn away, and the head and foot of the spine are very worn, revealing the gathered internal pages at the foot.
The front endpaper has what is thought to be a contemporary ownership signature, “Sophia Lisle”, written in ink. The title page gives the title, authorship and publication details in a column in a double-lined border. The following page, numbered iii, is addressed “to the Ladies of Great Britain”, with a engraved headpiece of two inverted cornucopias flanking a central winged shape set about with scrolls, and illustrated capital. This is followed by the two-page preface, similarly decorated on the first page with a headpiece of two long-tailed birds perched amidst scrolls in a symmetrical design, and illustrated capital. The final page of the preface has an engraving of two men, one with hat in hand, outside what appears to be a building with a Greek Revival porch, and railings. The first page of the novel proper is again illustrated with a headpiece and capital.
The pages are numbered erratically, (29 is numbered 92, it jumps from 54 to 57, 63 is numbered 93, 114 is numbered 141, 139 is numbered 931, 153 is numbered 541, 154 is numbered 146, 155 is numbered 147) but the book is complete, with a catchword printed at the bottom of each page. The final page and a half are adverts for “books lately published”, including The Fruitless Enquiry by Eliza Haywood (price bound 2 shillings 6 pence) and The Master Key to Popery in three volumes by the Reverend Mr Gavin (the second volumes containing a section on “the lives and abominable intrigues of several priests and fryers of the church of Rome”). All pages are in a good condition, with the edges only lightly browned.
Dimensions
Length: 15.5cm
Width: 10cm
Width: 10cm
Website keywords
reading
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