Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall / Charles Major

Book

American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall / Charles Major

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.262

Description

369 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Marriage, History, Conduct of life, 1900s, Elizabeth, 1558-1603

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

5-1/4 in

Book Details

Author

Charles Major

Illustrator

Howard Chandler Christy

Publisher

Macmillan & Company

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1902

Printer

Norwood Press ; J.S. Cushing & Co. ; Berwick & Smith

Place Printed

City

Norwood

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Printed

1902

Binding

Binding Designer

Evelyn W. Clark

Binding Notes

Bound in pale blue cloth with black, green and pink (sky) stamping depicting a staircase leading up to a medieval castle. Top edge gilt. Cover and spine impressed with Vernon heraldry. Signed binding: "EWC" to lower right corner of center stamped panel.

Notes

Reprinted in August 1902, same year of publication.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dorothy Vernon

Person or Organization

Elizabeth I, Queen of England

Person or Organization

Mary I

Related Places

Place

Island

Great Britain

Country

United Kingdom

Exhibition

Lobby Case Aug 2020 - Nov 2020