Red Morocco

I saw him once enter St. James's Church, having at the door taken a ponderous red-morocco prayer-book from his servant; but, although prominently placed in the centre aisle, the pew-opener never offered him ❋ Various (N/A)

Uncle Fred offered her the use of a flat red-morocco pocketbook, but ❋ Mary Agnes Byrne (N/A)

On my head is the skull-cap, covered by a high crimson cap with deep-blue tassel; and on my feet is a pair of thin yellow-morocco shoes, covered over with thick red-morocco babooshes. ❋ Unknown (1906)

The deposit consisted of eighteen note-books and twelve parcels of loose sheets; of these, thirteen are in red-morocco covers — seven by Lewis and six by Clark. 1 1 ❋ Unknown (1904)

I felt quite a somebody when the new shoes came home and I had liberty to lay aside the red-morocco baby shoes to which I had been accustomed. ❋ Unknown (1901)

Mr. Harcourt Talboys sat with his gray eyes fixed severely on his visitor, his elbows on the red-morocco arms of his chair, and his finger-tips joined. ❋ Unknown (1875)

He waved his well-shaped hand with a gesture which might have been admired in the stately John Kemble; and the servant, understanding the gesture, brought forward a ponderous red-morocco chair. ❋ Unknown (1875)

Another red-morocco volume thereupon came down from the shelves, full of manuscript poetry of the General's own composition. ❋ Martin, Frederick, 1830-1883 (1865)

The old man took it from William's hand, looking all the while much gratified; and after pulling out a pair of curious-looking, old-fashioned spectacles from a curious-looking, old-fashioned red-morocco case, which was much the worse for wear, he fixed them on his nose very carefully, and then, after unfolding the sheets of paper, he glanced knowingly over them. ❋ Unknown (1856)

You will find the story in Grainberg's book, worked up with a kind of red-morocco and burnt-cork sublimity, and great melo-dramatic clanking of chains, and hooting of owls, and other fallow deer! " ❋ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1844)

You will find the story in Grainberg's book, worked up with a kind of red-morocco and burnt-cork sublimity, and great melo-dramatic clanking of chains, and hooting of owls, and other fallow deer!” ❋ Unknown (1839)