The Ice Maiden / Hans Christian Andersen
Name/Title
The Ice Maiden / Hans Christian AndersenEntry/Object ID
2015.7.62Description
Bound for Beauty #16 120 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill. 5 pages of advertisements to the rear. Illustrated with nine pictures, Dalziel Brothers Engravers and Printers. Chromolithograph frontis, eight black and white engraved sketches.Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsLexicon
Search Terms
1880s, JaponismeDimensions
Height
8 inBook Details
Author
Hans Christian AndersenPublisher
G. Routledge and SonsPlace Published
City
LondonCountry
EnglandDate Published
circa 1880Binding
Binding Type
Publishers' Binding- OnlayBinding Notes
Excellent example of Japonisme in decorated bindings. Small mustard colored cloth with a rectangular color chromolithograph onlay to the front cover placed on a diagonal. Title band in gilt. Black stamped design to the front and rear of bamboo trees and branches, Japanese fans, mountain peaks, clouds, birds flying. (Motifs of Japanese prints). Spine is labeled The Hans Andersen Library.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Henry William DulckenNotes
Translation.Exhibitions
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
Lobby Case Aug 2020 - Nov 2020