636 pages.
Notable for the use of a single stamping color to create the design and the alck of gilt stamping- a much less expensive production cost.
Inferior paper and printing. Example of cheap book production.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1880s
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Width
5 in
Book Details
Author
Charles Dickens
Publisher
Lovell, Coryell & Company
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
circa 1880
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles
Binding Notes
Bound in mustard cloth stamped in black with ruled elaborate border surrounding an embossed mythical creature standing on two books and holding a third with "Oxford Edition" stamped beneath. Motif repeated to spine. Wide, gilt stamped title band to spine. Green floral endpapers.
