Binding

= = The Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales

Binding:

 ﻿This edition of //The Floating Prince// //and Other Fairy Tales// is bound in a typical Victorian Publishers Binding; a machine-stamped cloth binding in black, with a hint of gold in the spine.

Characteristic of the Victorian binding style, there is a combination of figures and events from different tales in the book united on the cover, and the elaborate lettering of the title takes up a large amount of space playing a huge role in the overall "look" of the cover.

The font itself, with its whimsical flowing curves, suggests magic, mystery, and childhood.

The images carry over on to the spine as if it were one continuous scene; already, before reading any of the tales within, the cover itself is creating a fantastical world of adventure for the viewer.



<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">This image is an example of the same publisher's binding in a different cloth color. Also published in 1881 by Scribner's, this mustard cloth version utilized more gold-stamping on both the front-board and spine.

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