Binding for Enoch Arden
Designed by Arthur Hughes
1866
Gilt interlace, produced using a brass die, on sand cloth; also issued in blue and green cloth
8¾ x 6¾ inches
A complex design on the rear board that uses emblematic details to reflect on Enoch's lost opportunity as a child of nature, rather than a man effectively lost at sea.
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Photograph and text by Simon Cooke.