Cloth binding for ‘The Yellow Book,’ 6

1895

Yellow cloth with heavy blocking

8¼ x 6½ inches

This is the second of Patten Wilson’s covers, this time showing an Aesthetic scene of a woman dressed in a kimono decorated with peacock feathers, a motif closely associated with British Art Nouveau. [Commentary continues below.]

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