Sample book covers by Thomas Watson Ball

Item

Title
Sample book covers by Thomas Watson Ball See all items with this value
Creator
Ball, Thomas Watson, 1863-1934 See all items with this value
Publisher
University of Rochester. River Campus Libraries See all items with this value
Date
ca. 1898-ca. 1903 See all items with this value
Description
Untitled album containing sample book covers (front cover only): cloth or paper, stamped or printed in colors, in varying styles of design and illustration.
Most of the books for which these covers were designed were published by Dodd, Mead & Co. and Harper and Brothers; Ball was art editor at the latter, 1894-1900. Some of the published covers differ in cloth and ink colors from these samples.
Bookplate on inside front cover: Thomas Watson Ball, designer of book covers, Garden City, N.Y. Lettered above in ms.: Thomas Watson Ball, Society of illustrators School, 480 Lexington Ave.
Is Format Of
Link to catalog record on the University of Rochester Libraries' website
oclcnum
51521959
Identifier
NC973.8.B35 A4 1898
Source
University of Rochester Libraries, Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation