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Formats: Bootblack

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Spine and Cover

H. T. Coates, 1800s

  • Bootblack is bound in pea-green cloth stamped in gold, black, white, and a darker forest green.
  • The front cover depicts a boy in a wreath with white ribbons, under which is a boot-blacking block with strap atop three newspapers. The title appears in a band at the top.
  • The spine features a block of gold at the top onti which the title is stamped in black lettering, a boot-blacking block atop some newspapers and leaves, the author's name, and the name of the publisher.

Similarities to Other Formats

This format shares a few similarities of design with other books by Coates or Porter & Coates.

 

Titles in this Format

There are 6 known titles that were printed in this format, none of which are first editions.

Ben, the Luggage Boy
Fame and Fortune
Mark the Match Boy
Ragged Dick
Rough and Ready
Rufus and Rose