221 pages. Illustrated with small engravings. Publisher's red stain to page edges.
One of the highly popular "Rollo in Europe" series, later printing, first published in 1858.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Travel, Juvenile literature, 1880s
Dimensions
Height
6-1/4 in
Width
4 in
Book Details
Author
Jacob Abbott
Publisher
John B. Alden
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1883
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Japonisme
Binding Notes
An example of an 1880s Victorian binding displaying the Japanese influence so dominant in this decade. Bound in tan cloth hardcovers with a black stamped design to the front cover featuring a ruled border of black stamped suns, two panels of branches and blossoms, and a central stamped vignette printed on the diagonal. A gilt title panel features raised typeface.
