Friar Jerome's Beautiful Book

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Good/No Jacket. 1896. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall RELIGION/Bijou-Good smaller hardcover. Unfortunately something has stained the top portion of the upper board and continues to the lower board; did not effect the uncut pages which remain fine. brown .

A fine example of American book art of the 1890s, illustrated by W. D. Hadaway. In exceptionally good condition with the original dust jacket and silk ties. Description: Bound in full calf, pictorial decoration blocked in blind to front board, title embossed in blind to spine. Original dust jacket, printed in black, repeating the design of the binding. Two original… Read more about this item

Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1896. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book is in very good condition, some shelf rubbing most apparent on the edges of the book, a small amount of leather has been lost on the top and bottom of the spine and fore-edge, a few minor stains. The front cover… Read more about this item

New.

New.

Paperback / softback. New.

1896. ALDRICH, Thomas Bailey. FRIAR JEROME'S BEAUTIFUL BOOK. Illustrated by W. S. HADAWAY. Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1896. 8vo., tan leather stamped in brown, with two green ribbon ties on each fore-edge, front and rear. Endpapers have offset tanning. Moderate wear to edges. Thomas Bailey Aldrich's personal bookplate on half-title; possibly his book; ink gift inscription to another… Read more about this item

New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.