Bound for Beauty #57
374 p., [1] leaf of plates, frontis : col. ill.
Black bordered text with red lettering on page headers.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
American fiction, 1910s
Dimensions
Height
8-1/4 in
Book Details
Author
Myrtle Reed
Illustrator
A.J. Learned
Edition
First
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1911
Printer
Knickerbocker Press
Place Printed
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Margaret Armstrong
Binding Notes
Cover has elaborate art nouveau design stamped in gilt, ivory, pink, and green with flowers and butterflies. Bound in a lavender cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titling. Top edge gilt. Deckled edges.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Margaret Armstrong Binding Collection (Library of Congress)
Related Places
Place
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Related Publications
Publication
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)
Notes
Gullans & Espey 212
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
