Cover design by Robert Dudley for W. H. Russell's The Atlantic Cable (1866) (original) (raw)

Binding for The Atlantic Telegraph

Robert Dudley, designer

1866

Elaborate gilt blocking on green cloth

11 ¼ x 7 ¾ inches

Though unsigned, this a fascinating example of Dudley's book design at its most intricate.

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Scan and text by Simon Cooke.

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