John Gray Silverpoints
(Elkin Mathews and John Lane,1893)
C.109.c.6 vellum; C.134.c.14 cloth
21.5x11 cm

 
Silverpoints
  David Dwight Wells
Her Ladyship's Elephant (Heinemann, 1898) 012623.i.14. 19.5x13 cm.
Bound in canvas blocked in black, grey and yellow. Designed by the artist William Nicholson.		 Elephant
 
  Publishers' bookbindings
 
     
     
 

1890s

Binding designs reflected artistic trends, including art nouveau.

The design of publishers' bindings was not restricted to specialist designers; artists frequently contributed too.