Real Folks / Mrs. A.D.T. Whitney

Name/Title

Real Folks / Mrs. A.D.T. Whitney

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.206

Description

308 pages. The Boston Public Library has the same binding with title "Sights and Insights"--also by the same author.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1890s

Dimensions

Height

7-1/4 in

Book Details

Author

A.D.T. Whitney

Publisher

Houghton, Mifflin & Company

Place Published

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1893

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Designer

Sarah Wyman Whitman

Binding Notes

Design by Sarah Wyman Whitman. Bound in her signature three-part binding, dark green cloth spine gilt stamped with chrysanthemum and lettering. Lighter green cover stamped in black with three chrysanthemums and lettering ("Mrs. A.D.T. Whitney's Stories"). Binding shows a strong art nouveau vertical line with the design of the long stemmed flower which is repeated to the spine. Grey coated endpapers.