Histoire de l'empereur: racontée dans une grange par un vieux soldat, [Binding components]

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Title
Histoire de l'empereur: racontée dans une grange par un vieux soldat, [Binding components]
Names
Spencer, William Augustus, 1855-1912 (Donor)
Joly, Robert (1878-1934) (Binder)
Collection

Books bequeathed by William Augustus Spencer

Histoire de l'empereur: racontée dans une grange par un vieux soldat, [Binding]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1906
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. French 1904
Topics
Bookbinding
Genres
bindings (gathered matter components)
Book covers
Notes
Content: Binding, by Joly fils, 1906, of green crushed levant morocco, gilt. Sides inlaid with bands of dark brown morocco forming a frame and a large diamond-shaped center panel, both outlined with fillets in gilt. Center panel tooled with a border of curved fillets and small ornaments in the angles; at the bottom, the monogram of Mr. Spencer; corners tooled with the Napoleonic eagle within a victor's wreath and small ornaments surrounded by two-line fillets. Mosaic doublure consisting of large circular compartments outlined by fillets of dark brown and gilt intersecting at right angles; the interspaces tooled with a victor's wreath on a mosaic of blue and adorned with small ornaments in gilt on a mosaic of orange. Back tooled, lettered, and inlaid. With edges gilt over marbled and lining of dark brown silk. Original covers bound in. In loose leather protective cover, tooled and lettered, and inserted in slip case.
Description
Front cover, front doublure, front endpaper, back endpaper, back doublure, back cover, and spine.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16830761
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d4733b00-c5c6-012f-c270-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 1906: Created
  • 1912: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Histoire de l'empereur" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1906. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-3f80-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Histoire de l'empereur" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 3, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-3f80-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1906). Histoire de l'empereur Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-3f80-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Histoire de l'empereur