166 pages. Photogravure frontis. Illustrations.
Illustrated by Madame Madeleine Lemaire. Numerous black and white plates.
English translation of "L'Abbe Constantin," a classic French romance. Advertising pamphlet for Crowell's Faience Library laid in.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1890s
Dimensions
Height
6-3/4 in
Width
4-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
Ludovic Halévy
Illustrator
Madeleine-Jeanne Coll Lemaire
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell & Company
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1895
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Bruce Rogers
Binding Notes
Decorative title page. Bound in fine ribbed olive green cloth with an ornate art nouveau binding design of poppies, vines and leaves, with the motif repeated on the spine. Top edge gilt. Cover design attributed to Bruce Rogers by John Lehner. Same series design seen on "The Abbe Daniel," 1894.
