COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
Record
Filename:
2019_0047_townsend_vol5
Identifier:
2019_0047_townsend_vol5
Title:
Library catalogue
Creator:
William Townsend & Sons
Subject:
William Townsend & Sons
Subject:
Bookbinding industry - England - 19th century
Subject:
Printing industry - England - 19th century
Subject:
Private libraries - England - Sheffield - 19th century - Catalogs
Subject:
Library catalogs - England - 19th century - Specimens
Summary:
William Townsend & Sons was a prominent printing company in Sheffield, England, during the 19th century. This bound volume is the catalog for the Townsend family library. "It is a general Victorian family library strong on the classics of modern English literature... It also has tip-ins of letters and notes from several bookslellers from 1880 to 1900." -- vendor description
Publisher:
William Townsend & Sons
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Digitization Lab
Date of Original:
1895
Date of Digitization:
2019
Specific Type:
still image
Digital File Format:
jpeg
Physical Format:
books
Dimensions of Original:
26 x 22 x 6 cm
Language:
English
Original Item Location:
CSC 133 no.5
Library Collection:
William Townsend and Sons ledgers and account books, 1885-1915; no.5
Digital Project:
2019_0047_townsend_vol5
Place:
England
Rights:
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
Notes:
Yellowed, brown leather binding with single-line ruled borders on front and back board. Gold-tamped lettering acrros spine and at center of front board. Marbled page edges and endpapers; tabbed index in front
Other Title:
William Townsend and Sons ledgers and account books, 1885-1915; no.5