The Valley of Vision: a Book of Romance and Some Half-told Tales / Henry Van Dyke

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

The Valley of Vision: a Book of Romance and Some Half-told Tales / Henry Van Dyke

Entry/Object ID

2019.4.2

Description

viii, 306 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) Tissue guarded frontis. One of a series of uniform bindings designed by Armstrong for Van Dyke titles issued by Scribners.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

5 in

Book Details

Author

Henry Van Dyke

Edition

First

Publisher

Charles Scribner's Sons

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1919

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Designer

Margaret Armstrong

Binding Notes

Bound in navy blue cloth with art nouveau cover design in gilt, white, and rust. Gilt titles and design to spine. Signed binding by Armstrong, monogram "MA" in lower right corner.

Notes

First Edition, Published March 1919

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)

Notes

Gullans & Espey 287

Web Links and URLs

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