228 pages.
Contents: Work -- Traffic -- War -- The future of England -- Appendix: Notes on the political economy of Prussia.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Work, History, 1900s
Dimensions
Height
6-5/8 in
Width
4-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
John Ruskin
Publisher
The Mershon Company
Place Published
City
Rahway
State/Province
New Jersey
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
circa 1900
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- White Spine, Floral
Binding Notes
Bound in a wide cream cloth spine stamped in an art deco gilt design. With pictorial paper covered boards to half of cover in branch and flowers printed in brown, blue, and green against a white background. Top edge gilt. Binding represents a style which was extremely popular at the turn of the century, noted for white spines and repeating small flower patterns in calico-like cloth or paper - obviously marketed to the feminine buyer. 6.75 x 4 inches.
