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Height (to tip of nose): 11
Full Bickers & Son tree-calf binding with five raised bands and red leather title panel to the spine
red leather title panel and gilt stamped title and date to the spine
Bookplate reading 'Drayton Manor - Sir Robert Peel Bar't' to the front pastedown of Hallam's Literature of Europe only
The sliding front is surmounted by a slightly smaller ovoid top which sleekly conceals the wall mount and operates as a handle
Fine Silver Chamberstick With Snuffer by Matthew Boulton, 1825. Books - Military Height (to tip of nose):A scarce sterling silver chamberstick with conical snuffer, the chamberstick being fully hallmarked for the celebrated silversmith Matthew Boulton, Birmingham, 1825. The snuffer (of the same date but maker stamp of 'WC', likely William Chawner II) fits perfectly into the holder and to the top of the the chamberstick. Matthew Boulton (17281809) was a pioneering Birmingham silversmith who elevated the city's metalworking reputation through his craft. He