Flower Fables and Fancies / N. Hudson Moore

Book

American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Flower Fables and Fancies / N. Hudson Moore

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.264

Description

192 pages. With decorations by Frederick G. Hall and 48 illustrations from photographs of flowers. Each page of text is bordered with colored decoration. Contents: Tulips, daffodils, and crocuses -- Violets -- Lilies -- Roses -- Lilacs -- Chrysanthemums.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

Flowers, 1900s

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

5 in

Book Details

Author

N. Hudson Moore

Illustrator

Frederick G. Hall

Publisher

Frederick A. Stokes Company

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1904

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Designer

Unidentified Designer

Binding Notes

Lavender fine ribbed cloth binding with a stunning art nouveau design of three white flowers which are edged in gilt. Stylized flower motif repeated to spine. Titles to cover and spine in decorative typography. White stamping is rubbing off in places, as white tends to do.