Flower of the Dusk / Myrtle Reed

Name/Title

Flower of the Dusk / Myrtle Reed

Entry/Object ID

2019.4.6

Description

iv, 341 p., [1] leaf of plates : 1 col. ill. One of a set of Reed's titles issued by Putnam. Black bordered text with red lettering on page headers.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

5-1/4 in

Book Details

Author

Myrtle Reed

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Place Published

City

New York, London

State/Province

New York

Country

United States, England

Continent

North America

Date Published

1908

Printer

Knickerbocker Press

Date Printed

1909

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Designer

Margaret Armstrong

Binding Notes

Bound in lavender cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titles. Art nouveau front cover gilt and ivory stamped design of trees and central flower. Notable for design change of cover title now outlined in dark purple, making the title much stronger. Top edge gilt, deckled page edges. Signed binding, "MA" at bottom right side, within a loop of the stylized roots.

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)

Notes

Gullens & Espey 209

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