title: The Proper Decoration Of Book Covers: The Life and Work of Alice C. Morse
author: Mindell Dubansky
description: MINDELL DUBANSKY is a librarian and conservator at the Metropolitan Musem of Art, and head of the museum's book conservation department. She has lectured, published and taught widely on the art and history of the book.
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  Table of Contents
  
  
  [Cover](cover.xhtml)
  
  
  [About the Author](aboutauthor.xhtml)
  
  
  [Readers Love Kathleen McGurl](praise.xhtml)
  
  
  [Also by Kathleen McGurl](alsoby.xhtml)
  
  
  [Title Page](title.xhtml)
  
  
  [Copyright](copyright.xhtml)
  
  
  [Dedication](dedication.xhtml)
  
  
  [Prologue](prologue.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 1: Tilly – present day](chapter001.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 2: Ted – 1935](chapter002.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 3: Tilly](chapter003.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 4: Ted](chapter004.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 5: Tilly](chapter005.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 6: Ted](chapter006.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 7: Tilly](chapter007.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 8: Ted](chapter008.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 9: Tilly](chapter009.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 10: Ted](chapter010.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 11: Tilly](chapter011.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 12: Ted](chapter012.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 13: Tilly](chapter013.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 14: Ted](chapter014.xhtml)
  
  
  [Chapter 15: Tilly](chapter015.xhtml)
  
  
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