Superb boldly gilt-blocked blue morocco binding for The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900, edited by Arthur Quiller Couch. This was the work of Riviere & Son (stamp-signed in gilt to front doublure) featuring magnificent full morocco doublures, front and back.... Doublures consist of entire front and rear panels with red crushed morocco inlay (with 0.25-inch border in same blue morocco as outer boards) and elaborate gilt-tooled geometric and floral designs. Cream-colored silk endpapers, all edges gilt, pale blue silk ribbon marker. [Click on image to enlarge it.]
Photograph and text by Edward Nudelman. Formatting by Jacqueline Banerjee. You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link to this URL in a web document or cite it in a print one.
Bibliography
Quiller Couch, A. ed. The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1912.
Created 20 May 2021