213 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.)
Note: hand-tinted plates, photographic vignettes to the borders printed in green and mauve.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Classicism in literature, Fiction, 1900s
Dimensions
Height
8-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
Ralph Henry Barbour
Illustrator
Frederic J. von Rapp
Edition
First
Publisher
J.B. Lippincott & Company
Place Published
City
Philadelphia
State/Province
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1906
Binding
Binding Type
Publishers' Binding- Onlay
Binding Designer
Edward Stratton Holloway
Binding Notes
Bound in beige-grey ribbed cloth; front board with an elaborate symmetrical frame stamped in gold, surrounding an oval paper onlay featuring a image of a girl in classical dress. The title and author are stamped in dark blue; spine with title and author stamped in gold. Possibly designed by Edward Stratton Holloway. Gilt top edge. Also seen in maroon and blue cloth covers.
