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Title

Late 1800s Note Book

From the South West

 [Worn Half Leather Binding]

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Author

Miss Paul

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Year of Publication

1880s

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For full description see below - after all photographs

Description:

Half leather binding with silk cloth boards.  Hand written diary, it states inside “This Book Used To Belong To Miss Paul”. 

171 pages of hand written notes, poems, religious notes, rhymes, ballads etc.  There are also a number of loose pages.  Some pages have small paintings/drawings, the poem called “The Snowdrop” has two small snowdrops painted in the top corners, there is also a beautifully painted butterfly on one of the pages. 

Inside the front cover there are two pieces of paper showing the footprint of Church of S. Petrock, Exeter.

Titles of pieces include:

‘Resignation’, ‘To the First Rose’, ‘Stanzas’, ‘Crazy Ellen’s Memory’, ‘Pleading for Mercy’, ‘Come Home’, ‘To Morrow’, ‘The Passing Bell’, ‘The Sea Shell’, Leoyard’s Praise of Woman’, ‘The Mother and her dying Boy’, ‘Hymn’, ‘A Ballad’, ‘The Jewish Oath’, ‘Cradle Song of the Elves’, ‘A Fool’s Wit’, ‘A Mother’s Grave’, ‘A Cottager’s Song’, etc etc.

171pp

Approximately 9 inches tall.

Condition Report

Externally

• Spine – poor condition – 4 gilt bands, gilt decoration to the compartments, worn top and tail with loss.
• Joints – fair condition – rubbed, worn and cracked.
• Corners – fair condition – bumped and worn with some minor loss to the leather.
• Boards – fair condition – half leather with silk covered boards, both boards are marked and stained.
• Page edges – fair condition – tanned and foxed, some pages are standing proud where they have become lose.
• See above and photos.

Internally

• Hinges – poor condition – the paper on both hinges is cracked but the hinges are holding.
• Paste downs – good condition – plain red, the front paste down has white marks across it, rear paste down is marked.
• End papers – good condition – plain red, the front end paper has the name ‘Caroline Paul, Exeter’ written on it, on the reverse of the front end paper it states ‘This Book Used To Belong To Miss Paul’ some foxing.
• Pages – good condition – 171 pages of hand written poems, notes, rhymes etc., some pages have small painting, tanned and foxed throughout.
• Binding – good condition.
• See photos.

Publisher: see above.
Publication Date: 1880s
Binding: Hardback

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