Name/Title
Bracebridge Hall; Or, The Humorists, A Medley / Geoffrey CrayonEntry/Object ID
2015.7.246Description
310 pages.Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsBook Details
Author
Washington IrvingEdition
RevisedPublisher
T.Y. Crowell & CompanyPlace Published
City
New YorkState/Province
New YorkCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
circa 1900Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- White Spine, FloralBinding Notes
Bound in a wide white cloth spine stamped in an embossed gilt floral design. With glazed pictorial paper covered boards to cover in a leaf and flower design printed in gilt, brown and green against a cream background. All edges gilt. Binding represents a style which was extremely popular at the turn of the century noted for white spines and repeating small flower patterns in calico-like cloth or paper - obviously marketed to the feminine buyer.Notes
No publication date.
