The Built-Upon House / Janet Field Heath
2019.4.21
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
1920s
9-1/4 in
6-7/8 in
Janet Field Heath
Lloyd J. Dotterer
First
Chicago
Illinois
United States
North America
1929
Publishers' Binding- Onlay
Bound in olive green cloth with a full cover pictorial onlay depicting a contented elderly couple sitting on the stoop of their cozy cottage. Note the use of the indented gilt stamped border to frame the pictorial onlay, rather than simply having the gilt border printed as part of the onlay itself, a surprising choice by the publisher because of the added costs. Note also the presence of a matching dust jacket and the elaborate colorful printed endpapers, all of which add to the production costs.