Name/Title
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde / Robert Louis StevensonEntry/Object ID
2015.7.125Description
238 pages, plus 2 pages advertisements.
Notable for the use of a single stamping color to create the design and the lack of gilt stamping- a much less expensive production cost. Inferior paper and printing. Emblematic of cheap book productionCollection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsLexicon
Search Terms
1880s, Cheap book productionBook Details
Author
Robert Louis StevensonPublisher
J.W. LovellPlace Published
City
New YorkState/Province
New YorkCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
circa 1880Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band TitlesBinding Notes
Terra cotta cloth stamped in black with ruled elaborate border surrounding an embossed mythical creature standing on two books and holding a third with "Oxford Edition" stamped beneath. Motif repeated to spine. Wide, gilt stamped title band to spine. Green floral endpapers.Notes
No publication date.
