Young Folk's History of Mexico / Frederick A. Ober

Name/Title

Young Folk's History of Mexico / Frederick A. Ober

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.104

Description

534 pages. Illustrations, maps.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Aztecs, Juvenile literature, 1880s, Japonisme

Dimensions

Height

7-1/4 in

Width

5 in

Book Details

Author

Frederick A. Ober

Illustrator

W.J. Mozart

Publisher

Estes & Lauriat

Place Published

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1883

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Eastlake Design

Binding Notes

Bound in dark brown cloth with gilt and black stamping to cover and spine. An example of Eastlake design with a modified, Asian-inspired influence, with diagonal leaves and stems and only thin borders of repeating patterns at top and bottom borders. Gilt title band to spine.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John Wilson & Son

Notes

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Person or Organization

University Press

Notes

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Related Places

Place

Country

Mexico