There is some controversy about whether DGR is the originator of this binding design. Greive
and Fredeman, the two chief authorities, differ on the matter, with Fredeman arguing it is
DGR's and Grieve dismissing the attribution. It is in any case an undistinguished piece of
work, and if DGR was indeed the source of the design, we can't be certain that the received
product resembles his original conception. Everyone agrees that Forman appropriated a design
and that DGR was not directly involved with his book. But DGR seems to have made a design for
the covers of E. S. Dallas's 1866 volumesThe Gay Science