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Dreams In Homespun / Sam Walter Foss

2015.7.155

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

1890s

7-1/2 in

5 in

Sam Walter Foss

Boston

Massachusetts

United States

North America

1897

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Bound in leaf green fine grain cloth with an elegantly simple patterned design of stylized flowers and leaves that complements the title. Author and title in double ruled rectangular box to front cover. Unknown designer. Wonderful use of asymmetrical flower/leaf design repeats to top of spine.

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