Name/Title
A Child's History of England / Charles DickensEntry/Object ID
2015.7.81Description
364 pages. 4 pages publisher's advertising. Frontis illustration.
Inferior paper and printing.Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsLexicon
Search Terms
1880s, HistoryBook Details
Author
Charles DickensPublisher
Porter & CoatesPlace Published
City
PhiladelphiaState/Province
PennsylvaniaCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
circa 1880Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band TitlesBinding Notes
Bound in a uniform series binding of pale green cloth stamped in black to spine and cover. Cover and spine design has leaf and flower motif stamped on a diagonal with only the background alternating from solid black to stippling. "Alta Edition" stamped to center of cover with title in a rectangular bordered panel to the top. Gold title band to spine. Brown stone endpapers.Relationships
Related Places
Place
Island
Great BritainCountry
United Kingdom
