The Blue Flower / Henry Van Dyke

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

The Blue Flower / Henry Van Dyke

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.305

Description

208 pages. Frontis, 6 color plates. Contents: The blue flower [from the German of Novalis] -- The source. -- The mill. -- Spy rock. -- Wood-magic. -- The other wise men. -- A handful of clay. -- The lost word. -- The first Christmas-tree.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

1900s

Dimensions

Height

8 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

1902

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Designer

Margaret Armstrong

Binding Notes

Signed Margaret Armstrong art nouveau cover design in gilt, green and pale blue stamped upon navy blue cloth. Gilt titles and design to spine. Top edge gilt. Monogram at lower right quadrant. One of a series of uniform bindings designed by Armstrong for Van Dyke titles issued by Scribners.

Notes

Published October 1902. Flyleaf Inscription: Molly E. Mower. Dec. 25 1902. C.P.W.

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

The Art of American Book Covers 1875-1930 / Richard Minsky

Notes

Featured on page 66-67.