When Knighthood Was In Flower / Edwin Caskoden

Name/Title

When Knighthood Was In Flower / Edwin Caskoden

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.152

Description

249 pages. 9 pages of publisher's advertisements. Illustrated with 18 black and white plates by Louis Braunhold. Rewritten and rendered into modern English from Sir Edwin Caskoden's Memoir by Edwin Caskoden (Charles Major).

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1890s

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

5 in

Book Details

Author

Edwin Caskoden

Illustrator

Louis Braunhold

Publisher

Bowen-Merrill Company

Place Published

City

Indianapolis

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1898

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding

Binding Designer

Frank C. Hale

Binding Notes

Dark green cloth titled in gilt on the spine above a stunning gilt and green rose. Titles in gilt to the front board within a ruled box to the top of the cover. Right side of box has with vignette depicting a pale pink castle with background of gilt, and foreground of dark green. Top edge is gilt. The monogram of the designer is located on the lower right side of the pictorial panel, and appears to be a large F (the surname?) followed by C over H." Frank C. Hale (Minsky).

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Charles Major

Related Places

Place

Island

Great Britain

Country

United Kingdom

Related Publications

Publication

Bibliography of American Literature

Notes

BAL 13605