Name/Title
Lavender and Old Lace / Myrtle ReedEntry/Object ID
2019.4.3Description
iii, 267 p.
One of a set of Reed titles issued in lavender cloth at various times by Putnam. All are bound in lavender cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titling. Some titles were also issued in grey cloth. All have black bordered text with red letter on page headers.Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsBook Details
Author
Myrtle ReedPublisher
G.P. Putnam's SonsPlace Published
City
New York, LondonState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States, EnglandContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1902Printer
Knickerbocker PressDate Printed
1907Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art NouveauBinding Designer
Margaret ArmstrongBinding Notes
Bound in lavender cloth. Front cover has elaborate art nouveau gilt and ivory design. Top edge gilt, deckled page edges.
Signed binding, monogram "MA" at center bottom.Notes
1907 reprint.Relationships
Related Publications
Publication
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)Notes
Gullans & Espey 204