Name/Title
The Enchanted Land: Tales Told Again / Louey ChisholmEntry/Object ID
2017.11.10Description
xv, 211 p., [30] col. plates : col. ill.
A collection of sixteen fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers, Hans Andersen, Mary de Morgan and other retold by the Scottish author. They include "The Snow Queen," "The Red Shoes," and "The Star-Eyed Dierdre."Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsLexicon
Search Terms
Fairy tales, 1900sBook Details
Author
Louey ChisholmIllustrator
Katharine CameronEdition
First AmericanPublisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons and T. C. & E. C. Jack, G.P. Putnam's SonsPlace Published
City
New York, LondonState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States, EnglandContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1906Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art NouveauBinding Designer
Katharine CameronBinding Notes
A striking art-nouveau binding in green cloth and gilt depicting kneeling winged fairies within a bordered heart decoration, with a distinctive art nouveau spine decoration. Binding is signed with the monogram of Cameron, who designed the binding as well as illustrated the book. Gold endpapers, all edges gilt.Notes
Child's name to front pastedown (owner's name inside front cover): Nancy Felton 326 Bocon St, Boston Mass.