History of Providence as Manifested in Scripture / Alexander Carson

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

History of Providence as Manifested in Scripture / Alexander Carson

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.9

Description

356 pages plus 24 page Catalogue of Books Published and For Sale to the Trade. Or At Retail by Edward H. Fletcher bound to rear. Early example of publisher's advertising to as a decorative device.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1850s

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Book Details

Author

Alexander Carson

Publisher

E.H. Fletcher

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1852

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding

Binding Notes

Bound in dark brown cloth blind stamped front and rear with central device in blind of early publisher's advertising. Titles in gilt to spine. "Colton & Jenkins" blind stamped in outer-most border: "Colton &" on proper right top, "Jenkins" on proper left top. "Bindery" blind stamped on proper right bottom corner, "N. York" on proper left bottom corner. Stamping is reversed on back cover.

Notes

Owner's name to front endpaper.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Alexander Carson