My Study Fire / Hamilton Wright Mabie

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

My Study Fire / Hamilton Wright Mabie

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.177

Description

288 pages. Frontis, illustrations.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1890s

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

Hamilton Wright Mabie

Illustrator

Maude Cowles, Genevieve Cowles

Edition

First

Publisher

Dodd, Mead & Company

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1899

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Designer

Alice C. Morse

Binding Notes

Art Nouveau raised embossed rectangular panel design to front cover and a strong gilt design to spine. Signed binding design of Alice C. Morse. Olive green decorative cloth. Gilt top edge. Deckled edges.

Notes

"Abbie Stone" on flyleaf.

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

The Proper Decoration of Book Covers: The Life and Work of Alice C. Morse

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