Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor / R.D. Blackmore

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor / R.D. Blackmore

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.218

Description

2 volume set. Volume 1 318 pages. Volume 2 316 pages. Tissue guarded photo illustrations throughout.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Monmouth's Rebellion, 1685, Fiction, 1900s

Dimensions

Height

8-1/4 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

R.D. Blackmore

Publisher

Rand, McNally & Company

Place Published

City

Chicago, New York

State/Province

Illinois, New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

circa 1900

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding

Binding Notes

Bound in dark blue cloth with stamping in pink, green and gilt. Intertwining leaf border in gilt to front covers, heraldic shield, scepter, and staff, all tied in pink bows. Gilt title to cover. Motif repeated to spine. Deckled edges. Top edge gilt.

Notes

No publication date. Possibly 1899.

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Monmouth's Rebellion (1685)

Exhibition

Lobby Case Aug 2020 - Nov 2020