The Germ : thoughts towards nature in poetry, literature and art
Book
1898 (published)
1898 (published)
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Binding worked by Florence de Rheims to a design by Constance Karslake. Brown calf, gold and blind tooled with leaf and grape design on upper and lower covers. Gilt and gauffered upper edge.
Label on endpaper reads: '25 copies printed on Japan vellum, acquired by the Guild of Women Binders. This is no. 10. [Signed] Thomas B. Mosher'.
Label on endpaper reads: '25 copies printed on Japan vellum, acquired by the Guild of Women Binders. This is no. 10. [Signed] Thomas B. Mosher'.
Object details
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| Title | The Germ : thoughts towards nature in poetry, literature and art (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Brown calf binding with gold and blind tooling. Gilt and gauffered upper edge |
| Brief description | The Germ : thoughts towards nature in poetry, literature and art. Publisher: London : Guild of Women-binders, 1898. |
| Physical description | Binding worked by Florence de Rheims to a design by Constance Karslake. Brown calf, gold and blind tooled with leaf and grape design on upper and lower covers. Gilt and gauffered upper edge. Label on endpaper reads: '25 copies printed on Japan vellum, acquired by the Guild of Women Binders. This is no. 10. [Signed] Thomas B. Mosher'. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Object history | MS note on back of endpaper: 'silver medal at Paris Exhibition' [1900?]. Also entered into Class III of the Glasgow International Exhibition 1901; slip pasted into book after endpaper. |
| Other number | Drawer 78 - NAL Pressmark |
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| Library number | L.223-1963 |
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| Record created | August 17, 2017 |
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