The Master's Violin / Myrtle Reed

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

The Master's Violin / Myrtle Reed

Entry/Object ID

2019.4.4

Description

iv, 315 p. One of a set of Reed titles which was issued in lavender cloth at various times by Putnam and is sometimes seen in grey cloth. All have black bordered text with red lettering on page headers.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Dimensions

Height

8-1/4 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

1904

Printer

Knickerbocker Press

Date Printed

1906

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Designer

Margaret Armstrong

Binding Notes

Bound in lavender cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titling (iris on spine). Stamped in gilt and white. Top edge gilt, deckled page edges. Unsigned binding.

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)

Notes

Gullens and Espey 205

Web Links and URLs

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