The Enchanted Land: Tales Told Again / Louey Chisholm

Front and back covers, spine

Front and back covers, spine

Name/Title

The Enchanted Land: Tales Told Again / Louey Chisholm

Entry/Object ID

2017.11.10

Description

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' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Fairy tales, 1900s

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

Louey Chisholm

Illustrator

Katharine Cameron

Edition

First American

Publisher

G. P. Putnam's Sons and T. C. & E. C. Jack, G.P. Putnam's Sons

Place Published

City

New York, London

State/Province

New York

Country

United States, England

Continent

North America

Date Published

1906

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Designer

Katharine Cameron

Binding 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.