Creator
Pliny the Younger
Title
Letters (Latin)
Coverage
London
Publisher
Edmund Fry
Date
1790
Description
Roger Payne created this binding in red straight-grain goatskin probably around the time of publication. It is an excellent example of his most accomplished work, with its broad decorative elements in gold on covers and spine, and his characteristic titling extending over two spine compartments. He regularly skived leather coverings thinly, resulting in a certain fragility over time.
Source
Bequest of Jane Elizabeth Crane Andrews, 1980.
Format
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