Bound for Beauty #56
393 p.
Black bordered text with red lettering on page headers.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1900s
Dimensions
Height
8-1/4 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
1906
Printer
Knickerbocker Press
Place Printed
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Printed
1908
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Unidentified Designer
Binding Notes
Front cover stamped in gilt and ivory stamped design of a tree branch and spider web signed with the initials "SH" right underneath the ivory title banner. One of a set of Reed titles issued in the same set at various times by Putnam and designed by Armstrong- but not this one! Bound in lavender cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titling. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges.
Notes
May 1908 reprint.
Flyleaf inscription: Jessie Hayes.
Relationships
Related Publications
Publication
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)
Notes
"The illustration in PTLA (1906), p. 23, differs considerably in detail and in the distribution of the lettering from the published design. Apparently one S. H. was hired to rework the design."
Gullans & Espey 207
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
