265 pages.
One page preliminary ads. This copy is in the second state, with an ad facing the title page and with "the Merchant of Venice" on page 75. First Edition of this tale sited in Venice.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1870s
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
William Dean Howells
Publisher
James R. Osgood & Company
Place Published
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1874
Date Printed
1875
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Victorian
Binding Notes
Bound in dark green cloth decorated with gilt, black, and green stamping with Venice canal and palace motif to the front board. Note gilt stamping to author's name showing reflection in the water. Brown stone endpapers have corner chip.
