Dreams In Homespun / Sam Walter Foss

Name/Title

Dreams In Homespun / Sam Walter Foss

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.155

Description

221 pages. Frontis, illustrations.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1890s

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Book Details

Author

Sam Walter Foss

Publisher

Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.

Place Published

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1897

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Notes

Bound in leaf green fine grain cloth with an elegantly simple patterned design of stylized flowers and leaves that complements the title. Author and title in double ruled rectangular box to front cover. Unknown designer. Wonderful use of asymmetrical flower/leaf design repeats to top of spine.