Happy Thanksgiving

Beautiful Old Bindings

Here are some examples of beautiful old bindings published in the late 1800's, most by the

Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia.

 

 Faded, but silvery.

The Pathway of Promise:  Words of Comfort to the Christian Pilgrim

 Stories of the deeds of valor of the heroic children of France:
"To suffer for their beloved France, to die for her, has been a sacred privilege to these youthful patriots, rather than a thing to be shunned and abhored."  The boy on the cover is about to be dropped from a balloon onto the battlefield...

Lovely bookplate inside the Little Soldiers of France.

Samson is buff!

This one has a passion flower and lily design.