The King of the Golden River / John Ruskin

Book

American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

The King of the Golden River / John Ruskin

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.291

Description

83 pages. Illustrations.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1900s

Dimensions

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Book Details

Author

John Ruskin

Edition

New

Publisher

H.M. Caldwell

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1906

Date Printed

1907

Binding

Binding Type

Publishers' Binding- Onlay

Binding Notes

Bound in robin egg blue cloth with darker blue ruled borders. A large rectangular paper onlay depicts a multi-colored brick wall, with a gilt enclosed oval chromolithograph onlay with a bonnet wearing young Victorian girl cradling a satin-and-bow wrapped kitten.

Notes

Number 22 of 30 listed at the front of the book.