Name/Title
The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth / William WordsworthEntry/Object ID
2019.4.35Description
951 p., [2] plates (frontis and t.p.)
An example of cheap book production, in which the publisher invested heavily in the cover materials and decoration, in order to better sell the book, but printed the text on thin, inferior paper.Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsDimensions
Height
8-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inBook Details
Author
William WordsworthPublisher
Thomas Y. Crowell & CompanyPlace Published
City
New YorkState/Province
New YorkCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
circa 1900Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Cheap Book ProductionBinding Notes
Bound in olive green vertically-ribbed cloth with an art nouveau gilt stamped central rectangular panel of a hanging fuchsia vine and title to the front cover. Gilt ruled border. Elaborate gilt stamped fuchsia design to full length of spine. Top edge gilt.Notes
n.d.