Name/Title
Baby's Kingdom / Annie F. CoxEntry/Object ID
2015.7.78Description
76 leaves. Illustrations.
Full title: Baby's Kingdom wherein may be chronicled as memories for grown-up days. The mother's story of the Events, Happenings, and Incidents Attending the Progress of the Baby. Designed and illustrated by Annie F. Cox. The very Victorian and elaborately designed baby book of Henry Franklin Miller, second born Melrose, MA, November 18, 1887. Weight: 12lbs. Includes people in attendance, gifts, teeth, walking, creeping , photos, and a lock of the child's hair.Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsLexicon
Search Terms
Baby books, 1880sBook Details
Author
Annie F. CoxIllustrator
Annie F. CoxPublisher
Lee & ShepardPlace Published
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1884Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- VictorianBinding Notes
Bound in a stunning Victorian binding of brown pebbled cloth beveled boards with elaborate gilt decoration to spine and front cover. Design is notable for its embossed flowers and leaves, also for distinctive typography. Brown floral endpapers.
