The Children of the Abbey: A Tale / Regina Maria Roche

Name/Title

The Children of the Abbey: A Tale / Regina Maria Roche

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.112

Description

646 pages. 2 frontis illustrations. Inferior paper and printing.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Fiction, 1880s, Cheap book production

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Book Details

Author

Regina Maria Roche

Illustrator

Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Publisher

Porter & Coates

Place Published

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

circa 1880

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles

Binding Notes

Bound in bright 80's green cloth with black stamping to cover and spine in a diagonal, Japanese-influenced design with floral patterns and bird with trailing plume. Gilt titles to cover and spine. Cover title stamped on a diagonal. Gold title band to spine. Brown stone endpapers.

Notes

No publication date.