The Empress Eugenie: The Secret of An Empire

Bookcover designed by Alice Cordelia Morse American

Author Pierre de Lano French

Publisher G. P. Putnam, New York American

1880

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Artwork Details

Overview

Title: The Empress Eugenie: The Secret of An Empire
Artist: Bookcover designed by Alice Cordelia Morse (American, Ohio 1863–1961)
Author: Pierre de Lano (French, 1859–1904)
Publisher: G. P. Putnam, New York
Date: 1880
Medium: Dark turquoise cloth covered boards with gold decoration
Dimensions: Overall: 7 9/16 × 11 5/16 in. (19.2 × 28.7 cm)
Front cover: 7 9/16 × 4 7/8 in. (19.2 × 12.4 cm)
Front cover and spine: 7 9/16 × 6 7/16 in. (19.2 × 16.3 cm)
Classification: Bindings
Credit Line: Gift of Alice C. Morse, 1923, transferred from the Library
Object Number: 56.522.66
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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