The Great Teacher: Characteristics of Our Lord's Ministry / Reverend John Harris

Book

American Bookbinders Museum

Front board, showing ribbon-embossed cloth, blind stamped decorative border with binder's stamp in center bottom scroll.

Name/Title

The Great Teacher: Characteristics of Our Lord's Ministry / Reverend John Harris

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.2

Description

437 p. With an introductory essay, by Heman Humphrey, D.D. President of Amherst College.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1830s

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Book Details

Author

John Harris

Edition

American

Publisher

J.S. & C. Adams

Place Published

Location

Amherst

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1835

Date Printed

1836

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Ribbon-Embossed Cloth

Binding Designer

Benjamin Bradley

Binding Notes

Bound in dark green ribbon-embossed cloth in an Abstract smooth grain pattern (Krupp As1). Blind stamped front and rear board. Gilt title to spine enclosed in elaborate gilt frame. On bottom, central scroll of blind stamping, "BRADLEY" and "BINDER" are visible. Mark of Benjamin Bradley, Boston binder specializing in cloth edition binding.

Notes

Owner's name and remarks in pencil to front endpaper.

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

Krupp

Notes

As1

Web Links and URLs

See "The Boston Book. Boston: Light & Horton, 1836" and "Jacob Abbott. The Way To Do Good. Boston: William Peirce, 1836" at the U of Rochester online exhibit "Beauty for Commerce."