126 p.: ill. incl. col. front.
Top of the line children's book for the publisher.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1920s
Dimensions
Height
9-1/4 in
Width
6-7/8 in
Book Details
Author
Janet Field Heath
Illustrator
Lloyd J. Dotterer
Edition
First
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co.
Place Published
City
Chicago
State/Province
Illinois
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1929
Binding
Binding Type
Publishers' Binding- Onlay
Binding Notes
Bound in olive green cloth with a full cover pictorial onlay depicting a contented elderly couple sitting on the stoop of their cozy cottage. Note the use of the indented gilt stamped border to frame the pictorial onlay, rather than simply having the gilt border printed as part of the onlay itself, a surprising choice by the publisher because of the added costs. Note also the presence of a matching dust jacket and the elaborate colorful printed endpapers, all of which add to the production costs.
