DUSTJACKET FOR BITS OF HARVARD HISTORY

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

DUSTJACKET FOR "BITS OF HARVARD HISTORY"

Entry/Object ID

2003.117.1.2

Description

Color: Black; Red; White Dust jacket for "Bits of Harvard History" by Samuel F. Batchelder (Cambridge: Harvard University Press,) 1924. The item's front cover is a photograph of an iron gate with brick pillars and a wall on the campus. At the top is the title and author's name in red letters. On the spine is the title, author's last name, and the logo of the university, all in black ink. On the back cover is the university logo in the official red color. The front inner leaf has the original sellnig price and a description of the book. The back leaf has three other titles and descriptions and prices for "Harvardiana" published by the university's press. With edge and corner abrasions; creases; soiling; yellowing; losses on the spine and back left corner; stains, especially on the back; and tears at several places, including a large one on the back, the overall condition is fair.

Lexicon

Search Terms

Two-dimensional, Book jackets, Harvard University, Colleges and universities--Cambridge (Mass.)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Book Jackets