The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart / Sir Walter Scott
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.120
Description
620 pages. Plus 16 pages of series advertising.
Red ruled text.
Page 17 of of advertising is titled "Cheaper Editions of Standard Wokrs." Spelling incorrect--need one say more?
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1880s, Eastlake
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Width
5 in
Book Details
Author
Walter Scott
Editor
William Michael Rossetti
Publisher
Ward, Lock, & Company
Place Published
City
New York, London
State/Province
New York
Country
United States, England
Continent
North America
Date Published
circa 1880
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles
Binding Notes
Bound in red beveled cloth with black Eastlake style stamping and gilt stamping of a harp playing woman in classical dress within an oval frame with the series name: "Moxon's Popular Poets" and "Edited by W.M. Rossetti" to the cover. Prominent use of series name and editor to cover. Blind stamped decoration to rear. Green floral endpapers. All edges gilt.
