The Abbe Constantin / Ludovic Halévy

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

The Abbe Constantin / Ludovic Halévy

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.157

Description

166 pages. Photogravure frontis. Illustrations. Illustrated by Madame Madeleine Lemaire. Numerous black and white plates. English translation of "L'Abbe Constantin," a classic French romance. Advertising pamphlet for Crowell's Faience Library laid in.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1890s

Dimensions

Height

6-3/4 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

Ludovic Halévy

Illustrator

Madeleine-Jeanne Coll Lemaire

Publisher

Thomas Y. Crowell & Company

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1895

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Designer

Bruce Rogers

Binding Notes

Decorative title page. Bound in fine ribbed olive green cloth with an ornate art nouveau binding design of poppies, vines and leaves, with the motif repeated on the spine. Top edge gilt. Cover design attributed to Bruce Rogers by John Lehner. Same series design seen on "The Abbe Daniel," 1894.