| Accession number |
15265.Q |
| Title |
The Saint Nicholas gift |
| Publisher |
Boston : T.H. Carter and Company |
| Date |
1844 |
| Dimensions |
11.5 cm x 9 cm x 1 cm |
| Call number |
Am 1844 Saint |
| Binding type |
full cloth |
|
hollow back |
| Sewing pattern |
2-on |
| Sewing supports |
2 cords |
| Sewing stations |
4 |
| Kerfs |
yes |
| First text attachment |
inside |
|
frayed |
| Text attachment |
2 cords |
| Reinforcing strip |
no |
| Spine lining |
yes, paper |
| Waste sheet |
yes, full |
| Bookcloth color |
purplish red |
| Bookcloth grain code |
Rib2 |
| Bookcloth grain name |
fine rib (14-17/cm.) |
| Bookcloth type |
Grained |
| Board thickness |
1 mm |
| Endpapers |
colored - surface |
|
burnished |
| Endpaper structure |
single folio - tipped |
| Endpaper color |
bright yellow |
| Front board decoration |
blind stamped |
|
gold stamped |
| Back board decoration |
brasses identical to front |
|
blind stamp |
| Spine decoration |
gold stamped |
|
title on spine |
| Titling |
type |
| Text edges |
trimmed - gilt |
| Endbands |
none |
| Advertisements |
yes, children's books and holiday gifts |
| Inscription text |
Anna F. Barr from her cousine E.T.E. |
