249 pages. 9 pages of publisher's advertisements. Illustrated with 18 black and white plates by Louis Braunhold.
Rewritten and rendered into modern English from Sir Edwin Caskoden's Memoir by Edwin Caskoden (Charles Major).
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1890s
Dimensions
Height
7-3/4 in
Width
5 in
Book Details
Author
Edwin Caskoden
Illustrator
Louis Braunhold
Publisher
Bowen-Merrill Company
Place Published
City
Indianapolis
State/Province
Indiana
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1898
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding
Binding Designer
Frank C. Hale
Binding Notes
Dark green cloth titled in gilt on the spine above a stunning gilt and green rose. Titles in gilt to the front board within a ruled box to the top of the cover. Right side of box has with vignette depicting a pale pink castle with background of gilt, and foreground of dark green. Top edge is gilt. The monogram of the designer is located on the lower right side of the pictorial panel, and appears to be a large F (the surname?) followed by C over H." Frank C. Hale (Minsky).
