319 pages.
Red ruled text.
No explanation given for varying names of publisher on title page and spine.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1880s, Eastlake
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Width
5 in
Book Details
Author
John Greenleaf Whittier
Publisher
J.W. Lovell Company
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
circa 1886
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles
Binding Notes
Bound in light brown beveled cloth with black and gilt stamping of intricate borders of flowers, leaves, repeat patterns, and classical urn. Eastlake elements. Spine features a classical urn and a three leaf clover. Publisher's name in gilt to the bottom of spine reads "Belford, Clarke and Co. All edges gilt. Tan floral endpapers.
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
Identical binding design as Lovell's Poems by William Cullen Bryant. (2015.7.66)
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
