Gems from the English Poets, Chaucer to Tennyson

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Gems from the English Poets, Chaucer to Tennyson

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.57

Description

503 pages. 6 pages series advertising. Illustrations. Tissue guarded frontis. Red ruled text. Uniform binding with Tennyson.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

English poetry, Literary selections, 1880s

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Book Details

Publisher

American News Company

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

circa 1880

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles

Binding Notes

Bound in green cloth with black stamped leaf and vine border surrounding black and gilt stamped floral design extending into matte gilt title panel. Classical harp black stamped to spine with gilt wide title band. Series name: "Excelsior" stamped to bottom of spine. Blind stamping to rear. Brown stone endpapers. All edges gilt.

Notes

Publication Date: 188-?

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

Uniform binding with "The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson" (2015.7.131)