Items matching book covers taken from Oxford (Haslehust and How) (1910)
book covers: the outside of a book, either the front of the book or the spine, showing the binding and any decoration or lettering. Note that older books, especially before 1800 or so, were usually sold unbound: when you bought a book you took it to a book binder, who would make a cover to order, usually to match the other books you owned.
one matching result.
Pictures from Oxford, Pictured by Ernest Haslehust [1866 – 1949] and Described by F. D. How, Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow (undated but probably some time between 1920 and 1935).
There are more pictures of Oxford in Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes by Lang.
Image status: |
