308 pages.
The Boston Public Library has the same binding with title "Sights and Insights"--also by the same author.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1890s
Dimensions
Height
7-1/4 in
Book Details
Author
A.D.T. Whitney
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin & Company
Place Published
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1893
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Sarah Wyman Whitman
Binding Notes
Design by Sarah Wyman Whitman. Bound in her signature three-part binding, dark green cloth spine gilt stamped with chrysanthemum and lettering. Lighter green cover stamped in black with three chrysanthemums and lettering ("Mrs. A.D.T. Whitney's Stories"). Binding shows a strong art nouveau vertical line with the design of the long stemmed flower which is repeated to the spine. Grey coated endpapers.
