Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1890s
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
Mary Russell Mitford
Illustrator
George Morrow
Publisher
Macmillan & Company
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1896
Place Printed
City
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland, United Kingdom
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding
Binding Notes
All edges gilt. Dark green cloth with elaborate gilt design to spine and cover. Front design shows man on ladder picking fruit from a tree while a woman stands below catching the fruit in her apron and a child kneels on the ground gathering the fallen fruit. This is within a plaque-like border with four hares at the bottom. Illustrations by George Morrow. Black stone endpapers. Cover design is in the style of the Hugh Thomson Cranford Series.
