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Masterpieces of the World's Best Literature Frontispiece

Added by Robert Gleason 55 on Jun 26th, 2024

Date

1905

Credits

Jeannette Leonard Gilder Editor

Format

Book 1058

Type of Work

Finished work 5649

Publishers

Current Literature Publishing Co.

Media

paper 2158
ink 544

Techniques

2-color printing 64

Locations Made

United States 1015
New York 426

Hidden beneath a plain, unlabeled cover is the elaborate frontispiece for 1905's Masterpieces of the World's Best Literature.

The Masterpieces of the World's Best Literature is a series of 8 small, handheld books, each of which has an identical frontispiece. This page underwent two printing passes, one with black ink, and another in red. Great care would have been required to align the red and black text properly.

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Frontispiece — Source: Illinois, USA

Frontispiece