Flower of the Dusk / Myrtle Reed

Name/Title

Flower of the Dusk / Myrtle Reed

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.274

Description

Bound for Beauty #60 341 p. : 1 col. ill. Black bordered text with red lettering on page headers.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Romance fiction, 1900s

Dimensions

Height

8-1/4 in

Book Details

Author

Myrtle Reed

Publisher

G.P. Putnam's Sons

Place Published

City

London, New York

Country

England, United States

State/Province

New York

Continent

North America

Date Published

1908

Printer

Knickerbocker Press

Place Printed

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Printed

1910

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Designer

Margaret Armstrong

Binding Notes

Art nouveau front cover gilt and ivory stamped design of trees and central flower. Binding signed with the initials "MA" on bottom right, within the tree roots. One of a set of Reed's titles issued at various times by Putnam. Bound in lavender cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titling. Notable for design change of cover title now outlined in black. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Margaret Armstrong Binding Collection (Library of Congress)

Related Places

Place

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Related Publications

Publication

Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)

Notes

Gullans & Espey 209

Exhibition

Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection