The Berber

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

The Berber

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.91

Description

Book: "The Berber;/ or the/ Mountaineer of the Atlas./ A Tale of Moracco./ By/ William Starbuck Mayo, M.D. Author of Kahoolah, etc.etc." Bound in blue-green cloth; boards blind-stamped with arabeques; title gilt-stamped on spine. Condition: Spine loose

Made/Created

Manufacturer

George P. Putnam & Company

Date made

1850

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

5-1/2 in

Depth

1-3/8 in

Length

7-5/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (14 x 3.5 x 19.4 cm)

Material

thread, Cloth, Paper, Cardboard

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: Treated by C. Horton, 3/1961

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Permanently cat. to Library. Was in Parlor on card table.