Threescore Years and Beyond; Or, Experiences of the Aged / W.H. De Puy
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.44
Description
512 pages. Illustrated edition, with six plate engravings.
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Dedicated to "all old people". Includes stories of individual "old people". Includes six engraved tissue guarded portraits. An early sociological study of the effects and trials of aging.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Biography., Old age., 1870s
Dimensions
Height
9-1/2 in
Width
7 in
Book Details
Author
W.H. De Puy
Edition
First
Publisher
Phillips & Hunt
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1871
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Eastlake Design
Binding Notes
Bound in a dark green cloth binding in an ornate Victorian style typical of the 1870's with gilt and black stamping to spine and front board. Note the diagonal design of the cover and ribbon titles. Double black lined border with beveled edges. Blindstamping to rear board. Brown stone endpapers.
