Bound for Beauty #32
393 p., [6] leaves of plates, incl. frontis : ill.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1890s
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
5-3/4 in
Book Details
Author
Edith E. Horsman
Illustrator
G. Demain Hammond
Edition
First
Publisher
Estes & Lauriat
Place Published
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1897
Printer
Colonial Press
Place Printed
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Notes
Art Nouveau orange colored decorated cloth binding with two long stemmed topiary-style rose bushes stamped in dark green with roses stamped in cream. Titles to front cover and spine in gilt. One rose bush and gilt title and author replicated to the length of spine.
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
