{"product_id":"beavan-crowning-king-1902-leather-eton-prize","title":"*Reserved* Crowning the King 1902 Full Leather Eton Prize Book","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe crimson morocco binding came first at Spottiswoode's bindery in London; the book inside it is almost incidental. Bound with raised bands, ornate gilt panels, gauffered gilt edges, and swirling blue-and-ochre marbled endpapers, this is a prize binding commissioned by an Eton tutor for a boy who placed first in his Mathematical Division in the Autumn Half of 1902, the very term following King Edward VII's coronation in August of that year. The inscription reads: \u003cem\u003eR.S. Nutting, from T.C.P., for being 1st in his Mathematical Division, Autumn Half 1902, Eton.\u003c\/em\u003e The choice of subject was deliberate. Beavan's survey moves through coronation history from Westminster Abbey's earliest ceremonies to the Crown Jewels, the Champion of England's armour, and the robes and anthems of the just-concluded Edwardian coronation, illustrated with ten plates including Harold Piffke's signed drawing of the Coronation Chair. An Eton prize book about the British monarchy, in a fine London binding, from the coronation year itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Author | Arthur H. Beavan\u003cbr\u003e[d]Title | Crowning the King\u003cbr\u003e[d]Publisher | C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., London\u003cbr\u003e[d]Date | 1902\u003cbr\u003e[d]Edition | First edition\u003cbr\u003e[d]Binding | Full crimson morocco, gilt-tooled raised bands, gilt panel ornament, gauffered gilt text block edges, marbled endpapers; bound by Spottiswoode \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., London\u003cbr\u003e[d]Illustrations | Ten, including signed frontispiece of the Coronation Chair by Harold Piffke\u003cbr\u003e[d]Provenance | Eton College prize inscription: R.S. Nutting, from T.C.P., 1st in Mathematical Division, Autumn Half 1902\u003cbr\u003e[d]Dimensions | 7.5 in H x 5 in W\u003cbr\u003e[d]Language | English\u003cbr\u003e[d]Origin | United Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[condition]\u003cbr\u003eThe binding is striking but carries age-appropriate wear. The spine is intact with gilt tooling largely preserved; there is wear and some leather loss at the tail of the spine. The upper joint at the rear board shows separation beginning at the head, as is common with full leather bindings of this period when the leather dries over time. The boards are secure. The marbled endpapers are bright and intact. The text block edges retain their gauffered gilt decoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eInternally the text block is sound. Pages are toned to a warm cream consistent with Edwardian paper stock. The prize inscription on the front free endpaper is clear and fully legible. There is at least one potentially loose page; buyers should be aware this copy would benefit from a conservator's assessment before heavy use. The illustrations are present and clean. Overall this is a displayable copy whose appeal is the binding, the provenance, and the coronation-year Eton association.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51470306476310,"sku":"AMD-03358","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/JuneEnland2026-4943.jpg?v=1782333207","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/beavan-crowning-king-1902-leather-eton-prize","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}