Cloth binding for ‘Lallah Rookh’

Thomas Sulman

1861

Cloth binding

Unsigned

An elaborate Oriental design to match the book’s contents, creating a link with the Persian-style illuminations contained in the pages. Sulman designed the ornaments and in all likelihood designed the binding as well.

Photograph © Trustees of the British Museum, reproduced with permission, and text by Simon Cooke [Click on image to enlarge it, and mouse over the text for links.]