History of Providence as Manifested in Scripture / Alexander Carson
Book
356 pages plus 24 page Catalogue of Books Published and For Sale to the Trade. Or At Retail by Edward H. Fletcher bound to rear.
Early example of publisher's advertising to as a decorative device.
2015.7.9
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
1850s
7-3/4 in
Alexander Carson
New York
New York
United States
North America
1852
Publisher's Binding
Bound in dark brown cloth blind stamped front and rear with central device in blind of early publisher's advertising. Titles in gilt to spine. "Colton & Jenkins" blind stamped in outer-most border: "Colton &" on proper right top, "Jenkins" on proper left top. "Bindery" blind stamped on proper right bottom corner, "N. York" on proper left bottom corner. Stamping is reversed on back cover.
Owner's name to front endpaper.
Alexander Carson