The Chronicles of Count Antonio / Anthony Hope

Name/Title

The Chronicles of Count Antonio / Anthony Hope

Entry/Object ID

2017.11.21

Description

vii, 331 p., [1] plate incl. frontis. Note: [12] p. advertisements at rear

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1890s

Dimensions

Height

20 cm

Book Details

Author

Anthony Hope

Illustrator

S.W. van Schaick

Edition

First American

Publisher

D. Appleton and Company

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1895

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding

Binding Notes

Innovative cover design depicting the gilt hilt of a dagger fashioned with the beak of a bird of prey and serpent that appears to be plunged into the front cover, while its silver blade emerges from the rear cover. Bound in blue linen-like cloth with blue coated endpapers.