Name/Title
Companionable Books / Henry Van DykeEntry/Object ID
2015.7.310Description
Bound for Beauty #78
391 p., [8] leaves of plates.
On illustration list page, a small paragraph explains Armstrong's symbolism on cover design.
Contents: The Book of books -- Poetry in the Psalms -- The good enchantment of Dickens -- Thackeray and real men -- George Eliot and real women -- The poet of immortal youth (Keats) -- The recovery of joy (Wordsworth) -- "The glory of the imperfect" (Browning) -- A quaint comrade by quiet streams (Walton) -- A sturdy believer (Samuel Johnson) -- A Puritan plus poetry (Emerson) -- An adventurer in a velvet jacket (Stevenson).Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsLexicon
Search Terms
Literature, History and criticism, 1900sBook Details
Author
Henry Van DykeEdition
FirstPublisher
Charles Scribner's SonsPlace Published
City
New YorkState/Province
New YorkCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1922Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art NouveauBinding Designer
Margaret ArmstrongBinding Notes
Signed Margaret Armstrong art nouveau cover design in gilt and aquamarine stamped upon navy blue cloth. Gilt titles and design to spine. Monogram top center.
One of a series of uniform bindings designed by Armstrong for Van Dyke titles issued by Scribners.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Margaret Armstrong Binding Collection (Library of Congress)Related Publications
Publication
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)Notes
Gullans & Espey 289Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
