The Young Maiden's Mirror / by the author of The Child's Keepsake

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

The Young Maiden's Mirror / by the author of "The Child's Keepsake"

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.7

Description

Bound for Beauty #12 252 p, [2] leaves of plates : ill. "By the author of "The Child's Keepsake." Bookseller's stamp to the front endpaper of McColley & Hale, Bookstationery, Manchester, N.H..

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Gift books., Girls., 1850s

Dimensions

Height

6-1/4 in

Book Details

Publisher

Stone & Halpine

Place Published

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1853

Printer

Hobart & Robbins

Place Printed

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Printed

1854

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding

Binding Notes

Gift book bound in red cloth, gilt stamped on all sides. Triple ruled borders with floral and geometric devices surround central classical stamping of cherub's face holding overflowing vase of flowers to front and harp to rear. All edges gilt.

Notes

Flyleaf upper right corner shows faint embossed stamp that may be a binder's mark (name partially illegible - may be "Ulman" - located in Boston).

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

E. Porter Dyer

Exhibitions

Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
Lobby Case Aug 2020 - Nov 2020