Poem, Plays, and Essays / Oliver Goldsmith

Book

American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Poem, Plays, and Essays / Oliver Goldsmith

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.86

Description

530 pages. Identical bindings to that of Whittier and Bryan, but different publisher. Red ruled text. Inferior paper.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Eastlake, 1880s

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Book Details

Author

Oliver Goldsmith

Publisher

D. Lothrop & Company

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1883

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles

Binding Notes

Bound in brown beveled cloth with black and gilt stamping of intricate borders of flowers, leaves, repeat patterns, a three leaf clover and classical urn. Eastlake elements. Spine features a classical urn and a three leaf clover. Publisher's name in gilt to the bottom of spine: Lothrops. All edges gilt. Plain endpapers.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Aiken

Person or Organization

Henry T. Tuckerman

Exhibition

Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection