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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.

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