The Weavers: A Tale of England and Egypt of Fifty Years Ago / Gilbert Parker
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.266
Description
532 pages. Black and white frontis and 8 plates.
Glossary of Egyptian words.
From the publisher's advertisement: "A tale of rural England and the glittering Orient. A sturdy Quaker youth in the toils of Mohammedan Egypt."
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Society of Friends, 1900s
Dimensions
Height
7-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
Gilbert Parker
Illustrator
Andre Castaigne
Edition
First
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1907
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Deco
Binding Designer
Decorative Designers
Binding Notes
Olive green cloth art deco binding with Egyptian motif in gilt and red to cover and spine. Signed binding by the Decorative Designers: monogram is on the right wing of the scarab. Black and white frontis and 8 plates.
