The Mourner's Friend: Or, Sighs of Sympathy for Those Who Sorrow
Entry/Object ID
2019.4.27
Description
180 p., [1] plate
Tissue guarded frontis of Laurel Hill Cemetery. Owner's name and date, 1857. A compilation of prose and poetry written by American authors, intended for mourners.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1850s, Gift book
Dimensions
Height
6-1/4 in
Width
4 in
Book Details
Editor
J.B. Syme
Publisher
S.A. Howland
Place Published
City
Worcester
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1852
Printer
John D. Flagg
Place Printed
City
Andover
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding
Binding Notes
Attractive gift book/literary annual bound in a diagonally-ribbed dark teal cloth with identical front and rear gilt decorations of multiple ruled borders with a central stamped vignette depicting a grieving woman standing by a tall cemetery monument with an urn of ashes. Fill spine gilt stamping. All edges gilt.
