The Log of the Sun: A Chronicle of Nature's Year / C. William Beebe
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.217
Description
345 pages. Tissue guarded color frontis, plus 51 color plates, illustrations from photos and drawings.
52 full page illustrations by Walter King Stone.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-340) and index.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Natural history, Outdoor books, 1900s
Dimensions
Height
10 in
Width
7-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
William Beebe
Illustrator
Walter King Stone
Edition
First
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1906
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding
Binding Designer
Walter King Stone
Binding Notes
Signed binding by Walter King Stone. Binding depicts a blazing sun setting over green fields with the sun's reflecting in a peaceful river. The scene is viewed through dark silhouetted tree trunks with a flock of birds in lighter green flying in the foreground. Motif is repeated on the decorated spine. All edges gilt.
Relationships
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Publication
The Art of American Book Covers 1875-1930 / Richard Minsky
