The Children of the Abbey: A Tale / Regina Maria Roche
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.112
Description
646 pages. 2 frontis illustrations.
Inferior paper and printing.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Fiction, 1880s, Cheap book production
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Width
5 in
Book Details
Author
Regina Maria Roche
Illustrator
Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Publisher
Porter & Coates
Place Published
City
Philadelphia
State/Province
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
circa 1880
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles
Binding Notes
Bound in bright 80's green cloth with black stamping to cover and spine in a diagonal, Japanese-influenced design with floral patterns and bird with trailing plume. Gilt titles to cover and spine. Cover title stamped on a diagonal. Gold title band to spine. Brown stone endpapers.
