The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde / Robert Louis Stevenson
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.125
Description
238 pages, plus 2 pages advertisements.
Notable for the use of a single stamping color to create the design and the lack of gilt stamping- a much less expensive production cost. Inferior paper and printing. Emblematic of cheap book production
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1880s, Cheap book production
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Width
5 in
Book Details
Author
Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher
J.W. Lovell
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
circa 1880
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles
Binding Notes
Terra cotta cloth stamped in black with ruled elaborate border surrounding an embossed mythical creature standing on two books and holding a third with "Oxford Edition" stamped beneath. Motif repeated to spine. Wide, gilt stamped title band to spine. Green floral endpapers.
