Our Northern and Eastern Birds / Edward A. Samuels
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.114
Description
600 pages. Illustrated with 6 chromolithographs and many full page black and white plates from engravings.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Birds, Birds., 1880s
Dimensions
Height
10 in
Width
6-3/4 in
Book Details
Author
Edward A. Samuels
Edition
First
Publisher
R. Worthington
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1883
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding
Binding Notes
Stamped in black and gilt on deep blue cloth. Beveled edges. Highly decorated gilt spine with a diagonal embossed design depicting a small songbird within the title, a gilt heron at the bottom, and a soaring hawk at the top. Floral endpapers. Top edge gilt. The front cover in a ruled black border, continues the diagonal design with a songbird sitting on a branch in silhouette against a gilt sun.
