490 pages.Tissue-covered frontis portrait photo of older Browning.
One of 24 Luxembourg Classics issued by Crowell.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Executions and executioners, Trials (Murder), Poetry, History, 1890s
Dimensions
Height
8-1/4 in
Book Details
Author
Robert Browning
Editor
Charlotte Endymion Porter, Helen Archibald Clarke
Publisher
Thomas Y. Crowell & Company
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1897
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding
Binding Designer
Decorative Designers
Binding Notes
Unsigned binding, likely Henry Thayer/Decorative Designers. Repeating pattern of an open book stamped in pale lavender grey within interlocking gold rings on vertically ribbed light olive green cloth. Pattern repeated on spine. Top edge gilt.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Guido Franceschini
Person or Organization
Pompilia Franceschini
Related Places
Place
City
Rome
Country
Italy
Related Entries
Notes
Compare to cloth color of same title in dark green (2015.7.146) which is a much stronger contrast to the stamping.
