Bound for Beauty #29
[iii]-vii, [6]-328 p., [4] leaves of plates : 11 ill.
Note: Illustrated chapter headings
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Sea stories., 1900s
Dimensions
Height
7-3/4 in
Book Details
Author
T. Jenkins Hains
Illustrator
Clifford W. Ashley, George W. Hood
Edition
First
Publisher
The Baker & Taylor Company
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1903
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Poster Style
Binding Designer
Decorative Designers
Binding Notes
Very scarce three-panel stamped binding on navy blue cloth. Stamped in two shades of gilt, white, and two shades of green. Top panel of gilt clouds with five wobbling penguins, middle panel of turbulent ocean and gilt sky with negatively stamped sailing ship. Bottom panel of undersea scene of two negatively stamped whales. Deckled edges. Signed binding, Decorative Designers. Notable for use of panels and negative stamping to create the design.
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
