ARSENICAL BOOKS DATABASE

This growing list of known arsenical green bookbindings was initially based on emerald green, cloth-bound books discovered by the Poison Book Project; however, as contributing institutions have discovered emerald green paper and leather bindings, as well, we have expanded the scope of the list to include any green, mass-produced, 19th-century bookbinding that contains arsenic.

In the 19th century, not every book from the same edition would have been bound identically. Therefore, it is possible to have a book of the same edition listed below, but which is not bound in emerald green bookcloth, paper, or leather. We provide this table of arsenical, mass-produced bookbindings as a starting point from which other institutions and private collectors may consider their own collections. This table includes information collected from bookmark recipients about possible emerald green cloth bindings, as well as more conclusive identification by Winterthur and other contributing institutions using instrumental analysis. To contribute data to the project, please read How To Submit Data to the Poison Book Project.

This table was last updated on March 23, 2022.

Date Added	OCLC No.	Title	Author	Imprint	Date	Owner	ID Method	Arsenical Material
2/6/2020		Affection's Gift		Philadelphia: Henry F. Anners	1850	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Angel Whispers		Boston: Dayton & Wentworth	1855	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Angel Whispers		Boston: Wentworth & Co.	1856	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
8/9/2021		Angel Whispers; or, The Echo of Spirit Voices Designed to Comfort those who Mourn	Eddy, Daniel C.	Boston: Dayton & Wentworth	1854	private owner	bookmark	bookcloth
3/24/2022		Aphorisms of the Wise & Good	Stanesby, Samuel		1862	Undisclosed	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
11/15/2021	15320195	Book of beauty, or Token of friendship, The		New York: Leavitt & Allen	1858	William & Mary Libraries	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
3/24/2022		Book of the Royal Horticultural Society, The	Murray, Andrew		1863	Undisclosed	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
11/15/2021	18371729	Canine Pathology	Blaine, D.P.; Boosey, Thomas	London: T. & T.Boosey	1832	William & Mary Libraries	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
3/24/2022		Christian Graces in Olden Time, The	Stebbing, Henry		1852	Undisclosed	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
3/24/2022		Court Album: Fourteen Portraits of the Female Aristocracy, The		London: David Bogue	1850-1857	Undisclosed	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
3/24/2022		Deserted Village, The	Goldsmith, Oliver	London: Sampson Low & Son	1859	Undisclosed	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020	54211672	Elementary Instruction in the Art of Illuminating and Missal Painting on Vellum, etc, 4th edition	Laurent de Lara, D.	London: Ackermann & Co.	1858	Winterthur	XRF, Raman	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Ellen; or, The Chained Mother	Harlan, Mary B.	Cincinnati: Published for the author, by Applegate & Co.	1855	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Faggots for the Fireside	Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860.	New York: D. Appleton & Co.	1854	The Library Company	XRF	green onlay
2/7/2022		Faggots for the Fireside, or, Fact and fancy	Goodrich, Samuel G.	New York: D. Appleton and Co.	1855	George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida	bookmark, XRF	green onlay
11/15/2021	48393610	Faithful Hound, The	Thomas, Emily, Lady	London: Griffith and Farran	1863	William & Mary Libraries	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
2/7/2022		Faithful Hound, The: a true tale for children	Thomas, Emily, Lady	London: Griffith and Farran	1863	George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
3/24/2022		Farmer's Boy, The	Bloomfield, Robert	London: Sampson Low, Son & Co.	1857	Undisclosed	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Floral Souvenir, A Perennial Gift		Chambersburg, PA: Shryock, Reed & Co.	1841	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Friendship's Offering		New York: Leavitt & Allen	1856	The Library Company	XRF	green onlay
2/6/2020		Gift of Love		Boston: J.Buffum	1850	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
8/9/2021		Golden Legacy to Daughters, or Advice to Young Ladies, A		Boston: Higgins, Bradley and Dayton	1857	private owner	bookmark	bookcloth
8/9/2021		Grandpapa's Tales About Animals	Bland, James	Halifax [Eng.]: Milner and Sowerby	1850	private owner	XRF, Raman	bookcloth
12/15/2021		Guadaloupe: A Tale of Love and War	One who served in the campaign of 1846-7	Philadelphia: Jas. B. Smith & Co.	1860	Athenaeum of Philadelphia	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Hoyle's Games		Philadelphia: Henry F. Anners	1845	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Kanavagh: a tale, Illustrated	Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth	London: W. Kent & Co. (Late D. Bogue) 86, Fleet Street	1858	WUDPAC Study Collection	XRF, Raman	bookcloth
3/24/2022		Lallah Rookh, an Oriental Romance	Moore, Thomas	London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans	1854	Undisclosed	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Leaflets of Memory		New York: Leavitt & Allen	1855	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome	Macaulay, Thomas Babington	Philadelphia: E. H. Butler & Co.	1854	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
3/24/2022		May Queen, The	Tennyson, Alfred	London: Day & Son	1861	Undisclosed	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Military Journal of Major Ebenezer Denny		Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co.	1859	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
3/24/2022		Musings on Guard	Felix, Frank		1858	Undisclosed	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		My Own Garden	Loudon, Mrs. (Jane)	London: Kerby & Son	1855	Winterthur	XRF, Raman	bookcloth
2/7/2022		My Own Garden	Loudon, Mrs. (Jane)	London: Kerby & Son	1855	George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Nellie Gray, or Ups and Downs of Everyday Life		Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union	1855	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020	4272866	Nothing to Eat, Illustrated	Jenkins, Edward O.	New York: Dick and Fitzgerald	1857	Winterthur	XRF, Raman	bookcloth
11/15/2021	15344101	Oasis; or Golden Leaves of Friendship, The	Percival, M.J.	Boston: Wentworth & Co.	1856	William & Mary Libraries	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
12/15/2021		Ocean Gardens: The History of the Marine Aquarium	Humphreys, H. Noel	London: Sampson Low, Son, and Co.	1857	Athenaeum of Philadelphia	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		On Human Longevity and the Amount of Life Upon the Globe	Flourens, P. (Pierre), 1794-1867.	London: New York: H. Bailliere, Publisher	1855	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
11/15/2021	12540092	Our Folks at Home	Toliver, Edward	Philadelphia, New York: C.G. Henderson & Co, D. Appleton & Co.	1855	William & Mary Libraries	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
2/7/2022		Our folks at home, or, Life at the old manor house	Toliver, Edward	Philadelphia: C.G. Henderson & Co.; New York: D. Appleton & Co.	1855	George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
12/15/2021		Pilgrim's Progress From This World to That Which Is To Come, The	Bunyan, John; collated by Thomas Scott, D.D.	Philadelphia: John B. Perry	1855	Athenaeum of Philadelphia	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Plants of the Holy Land	Osborn, Henry S.	Philadelphia: Parry & McMillan	1860	Winterthur	XRF, Raman	bookcloth
12/15/2021		Positivist Calendar, The	Edger, Henry	Published by the Author, Modern Time (Thompson) L.I.	1856	Athenaeum of Philadelphia	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020	4799738	Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste, 2nd edition	Hibberd, Shirley	London: Groombridge & Sons	1857	Winterthur	XRF, Raman	bookcloth
3/24/2022		Rustic Adornments for Homes of Taste, 2nd edition	Hibberd, Shirley	London: Groombridge & Sons	1857	Undisclosed	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
11/15/2021	22457189	Souvenirs d'un Voyage (Vol. 1)	Huc, Evariste Régis, 1813-1860.	Librairie d'Adrien le Clere et Cie	1853	William & Mary Libraries	bookmark, XRF	leather
11/15/2021	1427349	Souvenirs d'un Voyage (Vol. 1)	Huc, Evariste Régis, 1813-1860.	Paris, Librairie de Gaume Frères ...	1857	William & Mary Libraries	bookmark, XRF	paper
11/15/2021	22457189	Souvenirs d'un Voyage (Vol. 2)	Huc, Evariste Régis, 1813-1860.	Librairie d'Adrien le Clere et Cie	1853	William & Mary Libraries	bookmark, XRF	leather
11/15/2021	1427349	Souvenirs d'un Voyage (Vol. 2)	Huc, Evariste Régis, 1813-1860.	Paris, Librairie de Gaume Frères ...	1857	William & Mary Libraries	bookmark, XRF	paper
11/15/2021	5154306	Step from the New World to the Old, A (Vol. 2)	Tappan, Henry Philip	D. Appleton & Co.	1852	William & Mary Libraries	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Sweet Home; or: Friendship's Golden Altar		Boston: L.P. Crown & Co.; Philadelphia: J.W. Bradley	1856	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020	1044734	Tallis's history and description of the Crystal palace, and the Exhibition of the world's industry in 1851; illustrated by beautiful steel engravings, from original drawings and daguerreotypes by Beard, Mayall, etc	Tallis, John	London & New York: J. Tallis and co.	1852	Winterthur	XRF, Raman	bookcloth
2/6/2020	1044734	Tallis's history and description of the Crystal palace, and the Exhibition of the world's industry in 1851; illustrated by beautiful steel engravings, from original drawings and daguerreotypes by Beard, Mayall, etc	Tallis, John	London & New York: J. Tallis and co.	1852	Winterthur	XRF, Raman	bookcloth
2/6/2020	1044734	Tallis's history and description of the Crystal palace, and the Exhibition of the world's industry in 1851; illustrated by beautiful steel engravings, from original drawings and daguerreotypes by Beard, Mayall, etc	Tallis, John	London & New York: J. Tallis and co.	1852	Winterthur	XRF, Raman	bookcloth
2/6/2020		The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq.		New York & Philadelphia: Appleton & Co.	1845	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		The Crystal Sphere: its forces and its beings	Sanders, J. Milton	London: Hippolyte Bailliere, 219, Regent Street, and 290, Broadway, New York. Paris: J.B. Bailliere, Rue Hautefeuille. Madrid: Bailly Bailliere, Calle del Principe	1857	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		The Gem Annual…		Philadelphia : E. H. Butler & Co.	1854	Winterthur	XRF, Raman	bookcloth
2/6/2020		The Liberty Bell		Boston: National Anti-Slavery Bazaar	1856	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		The Oasis, or Golden Leaves of Friendship	Ferguson, N.L., Ed.	Boston : Dayton and Wentworth, 86 Washington Street	1855	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		The Patent Hat	Ballou, Ellis, d. 1903.	New-York: : Published for the author by Carlton and Phillips, 200 Mulberry-St.	1855	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith		London and New York: George Routledge & Co.	1859	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		The Rosebud		New York: Leavitt & Allen	1856	The Library Company	XRF	green onlay
2/6/2020		The Rosebud		New York: Leavitt & Allen	1856	The Library Company	XRF	green onlay
2/6/2020		The Rural Annual and Year-Book of Country Life		New York: Leavitt & Allen	1856	The Library Company	XRF	green onlay
2/6/2020		The Snowflake: a Christmas, New Year, and birthday gift, for MDCCCLIV.	na	Philadelphia: E. H. Butler & Co.	1854	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		The Wanderers by Sea and Land	Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860.	New York: D. Appleton & Co.	1854	The Library Company	XRF	green onlay
2/6/2020		The Works of Robert Burns		New York: Leavitt & Allen	1856	The Library Company	XRF	bookcloth. green onlay
2/7/2022		Wanderers by Sea and Land, The	Goodrich, Samuel G.	New York: D. Appleton and Co.	1855	George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida	bookmark, XRF	green onlay
11/15/2021	5339885	White Veil: A Bridal Gift, The	Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell	Philadelphia: E.H. Butler & Co.	1854	William & Mary Libraries	bookmark, XRF	bookcloth
2/6/2020		Winter Wreath of Summer Flowers, A	Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860.	New York: D. Appleton & Co.	1854	The Library Company	XRF	green onlay
2/7/2022		Winter wreath of summer flowers, A	Goodrich, Samuel G.	New York: D. Appleton and Co.	1855	George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida	bookmark, XRF	green onlay