Binding for Enoch Arden
Designed by Arthur Hughes
1866
Gilt interlace, produced using a brass die, on sand coloured cloth; also issued in blue and green.
8¾ x 6¾ inches
A complex design, including emblematic details that prefigure the story of Enoch' disastrous career.
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Photograph and text by Simon Cooke.