Antique 1897 Dariel: A Romance of Surrey by R.D. Blackmore | Alice Cordelia Morse Cover Design | Red Cloth Gilt & Green | Dodd, Mead | Illustrated Hardcover
$56.00
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Antique 1897 Dariel: A Romance of Surrey by R.D. Blackmore | Alice Cordelia Morse Cover Design | Red Cloth Gilt & Green | Dodd, Mead | Illustrated Hardcover
$56.00
A Victorian romance with a ruby cross, a mysterious family secret and a cover so pretty it ended up in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Not this copy. This copy is available to you, which the Met's is not.)
This is Dariel: A Romance of Surrey by R.D. Blackmore, the author of Lorna Doone, published by Dodd, Mead and Company with a copyright of 1896-1897. The deep red cloth cover has a stunning gilt and dark green Celtic knotwork design with a jeweled cross, signed with the monogram of Alice Cordelia Morse, one of the great American book cover designers of the 1890s. A copy of this very cover design is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Inside are black and white illustrations, including the plate "Sûr Imar received us with a loving smile."
It's a lovely piece for a book collector, a fan of decorative publisher's bindings, or anyone who wants a shelf that looks like it belongs in an old library.
Condition: Good antique condition for a book over 125 years old. The cover is bright, with the gilt and green design still strong, and some spotting and light rubbing to the cloth. The top and bottom of the spine are frayed. The front inner hinge is cracked along the gutter, but the pages are still attached. Previous owners' names (Claudia Taylor Pendleton and Claudia Clara Pendleton) are written in purple ink inside the front cover, with a small pencil note on the facing page. Pages are toned with age. As with any old book, we haven't checked every page, so there may be other marks or notes we didn't spot. Please see all photos.
Details:
- Material: red cloth hardcover with gilt and green stamped design, paper pages
- Author: R.D. Blackmore (author of Lorna Doone)
- Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company, New York; printed at University Press, John Wilson and Son, Cambridge
- Date: copyright 1896-1897
- Cover design: Alice Cordelia Morse (AM monogram on the cover)
- Size: about 7.5" x 5"
- Condition: Good antique; cracked front hinge, frayed spine ends, owner inscriptions
Props shown in styled photos are not included.