The Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier / John Greenleaf Whittier
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.134
Description
336 pages. Illustrations. Tissue guarded frontis.
An extremely popular binding design of the 1880s, which was issued by multiple publishers with minimal changes. Note similarity to Tennyson, published by Nims and Knight. Note also the lack of contrast in this green cloth choice for Whittier, compared to the lighter tan cloth color issued the same year by the same publisher.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1880s
Dimensions
Height
10 in
Width
6-3/4 in
Book Details
Author
John Greenleaf Whittier
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin & Company
Place Published
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1885
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles
Binding Notes
Bound in '80's green beveled cloth with a left vertical and top panel of climbing vine with leaf and flower. Stamped in black and red. Medallion stamping in black to bottom right of Whittier's home. Title stamped in dark green to rectangular gilt panel on cover, also on vertical length of spine. Dark brown stone endpapers. All edges gilt.
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
"The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow" (2015.7.95, 2015.7.96)
Notes
"The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson" (2015.7.129)
