Binding by John Sliegh for ‘Popular Nursery Tales and Rhymes’ (original) (raw)

Cloth binding for ‘Popular Nursery Tales and Rhymes’

John Sliegh; signed ‘IS’ on the backstrip

[1859]

Cloth binding

7½ x 5½ inches

A memorable design by Sliegh, embellished with jaunty and unusual shapes blocked in gilt which were intended to appeal to a juvenile audience. The bold lettering on the spine and front board are typical of Sleigh’s pragmatic approach to labelling.

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Photographby Graham Dry and text by Simon Cooke

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