The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. With a Memoir / Sir Walter Scott

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. With a Memoir / Sir Walter Scott

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.121

Description

859 p. Engraved frontis portrait.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1880s

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

7 in

Book Details

Author

Walter Scott

Edition

New and Complete

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 gold beveled cloth with elaborate stamping in black, red, and gilt to cover and spine. Spine reads "Scott's Poetical Works New and Complete Edition. Illustrated". Gilt title band stamped in black. Floral motif design on cover repeated to spine. Green stone endpapers. All edges gilt.

Notes

No publication date.

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Notes

Uniform series binding with "Wordsworth's Complete Poetical Works" (2015.7.135)