Peter the Whaler / William H.G. Kingston

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Peter the Whaler / William H.G. Kingston

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.92

Description

389 pages. Two frontis illustrations. Inferior paper and printing.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Whaling, Fiction, 1880s, Cheap book production, Eastlake, Japonisme

Dimensions

Height

7-3/8 in

Width

5 in

Book Details

Author

William Henry Giles Kingston

Publisher

Frank F. Lovell

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 bright '80s green cloth with black stamping to cover and spine in a diagonal, Japanese-influenced design with floral and geometric patterns Gilt titles to cover and spine. Series title to cover on a diagonal stamped in black. Wide gold title band to spine. Patterned floral endpapers.

Notes

No publication date.