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Title
Madame Bovary, [Binding components]
Names
Spencer, William Augustus, 1855-1912 (Donor)
Gruel, Léon, 1841-1923 (Binder)
Collection

Books bequeathed by William Augustus Spencer

Madame Bovary, [Binding]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1907
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Topics
Bookbinding
Genres
bindings (gathered matter components)
Book covers
Notes
Content: Binding, by Gruel, 1907, of dark blue crushed levant morocco, gilt. Sides within a frame inlaid in green and a border of floriated scroll work, straight and curved fillets, and small ornaments, inlaid in leather of seven different colors. Doublé with green morocco. Center panel within two fillets, a border of small tools, and an inner frame of six fillets with ornaments at the sides and corners. Back tooled, lettered, and inlaid in colors. With gilt edges, marbled end papers, and lining of dark blue silk. Original covers bound in. In loose leather protective cover, tooled and lettered, and inserted in slip case.
Description
Front cover, front doubleur, front endpaper, back endpaper, back doubleur, back cover.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPA1200216-B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7a3a6080-c5c7-012f-2f24-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1855: Creator Born
  • 1907: Created
  • 1912: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Madame Bovary" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1907. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4229-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Madame Bovary" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4229-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1907). Madame Bovary Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-4229-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Madame Bovary