The Master's Violin / Myrtle Reed

Name/Title

The Master's Violin / Myrtle Reed

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.279

Description

315 pages. 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

London, New York

Country

England, United States

State/Province

New York

Continent

North America

Date Published

1904

Printer

Knickerbocker Press

Date Printed

1910

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Designer

Margaret Armstrong

Binding Notes

Art nouveau gilt stamped design of intertwining iris by Margaret Armstrong. Binding is unsigned. Bound in lavender cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titling. Stamped in gilt and white. One of a set of Reed titles which was issued at various times by Putnam, and is sometimes seen in pale grey cloth. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges.

Notes

Owner's name stamp: Grace W. Pound., Bookseller's ticket: W. B. Clarke Co. Booksellers & Stationers, 26 & 28 Tremont St. & 30 Court Sq., Boston.

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)

Notes

Gullans & Espey 205