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.

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References

Thomas Watson Ball

Joan of the sword hand

Four For A Fortune

Nooks And Corners Of The New England Coast

The Mistress Of The Ranch

The Maid Of Maiden Lane

The Conquest Of Charlotte

Patience

The Heart Of The Ancient Wood

Handicapped Among The Free

oclcnum

51521959

Library of Congress record

NC973.8.B35 A4 1898

Source

University of Rochester Libraries, Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation