The Crown of Wild Olive / John Ruskin

Name/Title

The Crown of Wild Olive / John Ruskin

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.289

Description

228 pages. Contents: Work -- Traffic -- War -- The future of England -- Appendix: Notes on the political economy of Prussia.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Work, History, 1900s

Dimensions

Height

6-5/8 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

John Ruskin

Publisher

The Mershon Company

Place Published

City

Rahway

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

circa 1900

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- White Spine, Floral

Binding Notes

Bound in a wide cream cloth spine stamped in an art deco gilt design. With pictorial paper covered boards to half of cover in branch and flowers printed in brown, blue, and green against a white background. Top edge 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. 6.75 x 4 inches.

Notes

No publication date.

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Country

Prussia

Continent

Europe