The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth / William Wordsworth
Entry/Object ID
2019.4.35
Description
951 p., [2] plates (frontis and t.p.)
An example of cheap book production, in which the publisher invested heavily in the cover materials and decoration, in order to better sell the book, but printed the text on thin, inferior paper.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1900s
Dimensions
Height
8-1/2 in
Width
5-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
William Wordsworth
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell & Company
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
circa 1900
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Cheap Book Production
Binding Notes
Bound in olive green vertically-ribbed cloth with an art nouveau gilt stamped central rectangular panel of a hanging fuchsia vine and title to the front cover. Gilt ruled border. Elaborate gilt stamped fuchsia design to full length of spine. Top edge gilt.
