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VICTORIAN BINDINGS

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The Parables of Our Lord (New York: D. Appleton, 1847). Robert Metzdorf Collection (ExMe) ND 3355.G7 B5.

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The Robert F. Metzdorf Collection
Location designator: ExMe

About 700 volumes, the first gift of which was in 1961-62. For particulars refer to: Robert F. Metzdorf, "Victorian Book Decoration" in the Princeton University Library Chronicle XXIV, 2 (Winter, 1963) pp. 91-99 [ full text].

Also see: Princeton University Library Chronicle XXXII, 3 (Spring, 1971) p. 187 [full text], describing 25 additional examples of English, Scottish, and American cloth bindings of the latter half of the 19th century added to the collection.

Available [here] is a PDF of 190 pages of handwritten descriptions of the books prepared by Robert Metzdorf.

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