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Title
Les aventures du dernier Abencerage, [Binding components]
Names
Spencer, William Augustus, 1855-1912 (Donor)
Canape, Georges, 1864-1940 (Binder)
Collection

Books bequeathed by William Augustus Spencer

Les aventures du dernier Abencerage, [Binding]

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1911
Library locations
Spencer Collection
Topics
Bookbinding
Genres
bindings (gathered matter components)
Book covers
Notes
Content: Binding, by Canape, 1911, of red crushed levant morocco. Sides within fillets surrounding a border of twisted rope tooled in blind, with gilt dots at the sides and in the interstices; center panel adorned with a large diamond-shaped lozenge and corner ornaments tooled in blind, filled with knots, and twisted rope interspersed with gilt dots. Doublé with green morocco tooled in gilt in the same manner as the sides, but with a circular panel stamp showing a six-pointed star interlaced with semicircles, with knots in the interspaces. Back tooled and lettered. With gilt edges and lining of red grosgrain 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
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 25993ca0-c5c7-012f-bca3-58d385a7bc34
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
  • 1911: Created
  • 1912: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Les aventures du dernier Abencerage" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1911. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-420e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Les aventures du dernier Abencerage" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-420e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1911). Les aventures du dernier Abencerage Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47dc-420e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Les aventures du dernier Abencerage