Cover design by John Leighton for William Falconer's The Shipwreck (1858) (original) (raw)

Binding for The Shipwreck

John Leighton, designer

1858

Elaborate gilt blocking and a recessed panel on navy blue cloth

8 ¼ x 6 ½ inches

A design incorporating emblems of the sea, including in the interstices fantastical leviathans.

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Scan and text by Simon Cooke.

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