Name/Title
The God of Things: A Novel of Modern Egypt / Florence Brooks WhitehouseEntry/Object ID
2015.7.317Description
288 pages. Black and white frontis illustration by the author, 4 leaves of plates.Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsBook Details
Author
Florence Brooks WhitehouseEdition
FirstPublisher
Little, Brown & CompanyPlace Published
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1902Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art DecoBinding Notes
Olive fine-ribbed cloth binding with gilt titles to spine and cover with art deco stylized Egyptian lotus flower design on front board. Egyptian themes were often used in the first decade of the twentieth century due to the extensive archeological explorations being done by the British.Notes
Endpaper notation: Portland, Maine author (Mrs. Robert Treat Whitehouse)Exhibition
Summer Publisher's Bindings
