Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Steamboats, Juvenile fiction, Gift book, 1850s
Dimensions
Height
6 in
Width
3-3/4 in
Book Details
Author
Jacob Abbott
Edition
New and Revised
Publisher
Phillips, Sampson,
Place Published
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1850
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding
Binding Notes
Engraved frontis. Bound in blue cloth with a central blind stamped scene of three children within a multiple ruled border. Repeated to rear. Gilt stamping and decoration to spine.
Notes
On spine: Rollo books.
Inscription: "Presented to Lendall Titcomb for improvement in Penmanship, by Samuel Brown. August 30th, 1856."
