The Poetical Works of Owen Meredith / Owen Meredith

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

The Poetical Works of Owen Meredith / Owen Meredith

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.99

Description

405 pages. Tissue guarded frontis. Illustrations. Household Edition. Text pages with red border throughout.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1880s

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Book Details

Author

Owen Meredith

Publisher

Hurst & Company

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 dark blue cloth with a double ruled border and leaf, stem and flowers stamped in black with gilt stamping to flowers and central title band of "Meredith" to cover. Design is noted for gilt stippling. Pegasus winged horse featured on spine stamped in gilt and black. Title band to spine stamped in gilt. Brown stone endpapers. Beveled edges. All edges gilt.

Notes

No publication date. Gift inscription dated 1885.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

Identical binding to "The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore" (2015.7.101)

Exhibition

Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection