Author: W.H. Winslow, M.D., PhD
Title: Cruising and Blockading. A Naval Story of the Late War
Publication Information: Pittsburgh, PA: Published by J.R. Weldin & Co. 1885
Call #: PS3340 .W53 C7
Book Size: 19.5 cm (H); 13.5 cm (L); 2 cm (spine)
Cover: brown cover (front and back); embossed with designs in the corners; ultrafine rib diagonal cover (over 55 ribs per two inches); ruled edges and design framework; the spine has "Cruising and Blockading" on an angle in gold; designs near the top and bottom of the spine. Interesting that there's not more art work on the spine or cover given the time period and the subject.
Inside Book Covers: green and black floral designed paper inside front and back covers
Paper Edges: unadorned
Illustrations: none
Comments:
- Preface by the author ( 956 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh PA)
- Table of Contents with chapter numbers and descriptive titles
- Unusual font for title
Pedagogical Uses/Notes:
- Late 19th-Century American Text Production
- History and Literature
