The Yellow Van / Richard Whiteing

Name/Title

The Yellow Van / Richard Whiteing

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.318

Description

379 pages.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Americans, 1900s, Fiction, Social conditions

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Book Details

Author

Richard Whiteing

Edition

First

Publisher

The Century Company

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1902

Printer

The De Vinne Press)

Place Printed

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding

Binding Designer

Decorative Designers

Binding Notes

Decorated in two-tone gold, chrome yellow, and black on tan cloth. Note the detail in the stamping. Note also the swirling clouds and outline in silhouette of buildings and trees formed by the tan cloth- stamping in gilt forms the outline. A horseless vendor's wagon in the foreground stamped in deep yellow and black. Title and author stamped in gold near the foot of the board. Spine with title and author in gold. Signed Decorative Designers binding, with the monogram "DD" at upper left corner in gilt.

Notes

Published October 1903.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jay Chambers

Notes

Part of DD, lead designer. Attribution via John Lehner quoting Lee Thayer.

Related Places

Place

Country

England

Related Publications

Publication

American Decorated Publisher's Bindings 1872-1929. Collected and Described by Richard Minsky

Notes

Jay Chambers (as part of DD) was lead designer, attribution via John Lehner quoting Lee Thayer.