Madame Butterfly / John Luther Long

2015.7.253
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
AmericansFiction1900s
8-1/2 in
John Luther Long
C. Yarnall Abbott
First
The Century Company
New York
New York
United States
North America
1903
De Vinne Press
Publisher's Binding- Japonisme
Genjiro Yeto
Top edge gilt. Deckled edges. Bound in a decorative cloth binding designed by the Japanese artist Genjro Yeto and signed with his monogram "Y." The covers, in teal cloth, stamped in dark green, gilt and white, depict long stemmed lotus blossoms rising from a rippling waterscape. The design is enclosed within a gilt border, as is the spine which has the title in distinctive typography descending vertically.
Stated Japanese Edition, October 1903
Japan
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