Silas Marner, The Weaver of Raveloe / George Eliot
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.85
Description
249 pages.
Notable for use of a single stamping color to create the design and the lack of gilt stamping- a much less expensive production cost.
Inferior paper and printing- an example of cheap book production.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1880s, Cheap book production
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Width
5 in
Book Details
Author
George Eliot
Publisher
Lovell, Coryell & Company
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
circa 1880
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles
Binding Notes
Blue cloth stamped in black with ruled elaborate border surrounding an embossed mythical creature standing on two books and holding a third with "Oxford Edition" stamped beneath. Motif repeated to spine. Wide, gilt stamped title band to spine. Green floral endpapers.
