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Peter the Whaler / William H.G. Kingston

2015.7.92

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

WhalingFiction1880sCheap book productionEastlakeJaponisme

7-3/8 in

5 in

William Henry Giles Kingston

Kingston Series

New York

New York

United States

North America

circa 1880

Publisher's Binding- Gold Band Titles

Bound in bright '80s green cloth with black stamping to cover and spine in a diagonal, Japanese-influenced design with floral and geometric patterns Gilt titles to cover and spine. Series title to cover on a diagonal stamped in black. Wide gold title band to spine. Patterned floral endpapers.

No publication date.

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