Bound for Beauty #80
322 p., [8] leaves of plates : col. ill.
Contents: Days off -- A holiday in a vacation -- His other engagement -- Books that I loved as a boy -- Among the Quantock Hills -- Between the lupin and the laurel -- Little Red Tom -- Silverhorns -- Notions about novels -- Some remarks on gulls -- Leviathan -- The art of leaving off.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
American essays, 1900s
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Book Details
Author
Henry Van Dyke
Illustrator
Frank Schoonover, F. Frith
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1907
Date Printed
1914
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Margaret Armstrong
Binding Notes
Signed Margaret Armstrong art nouveau floral cover design in gilt, pale blue, pale green and white stamped upon navy blue cloth. Gilt titles and design to spine.
One of a series of uniform bindings designed by Armstrong for Van Dyke titles issued by Scribners. Top edge gilt.
Monogram MA negative stamped at bottom of gilt panel, to the right of center.
Notes
1914 Reprint Edition.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Margaret Armstrong Binding Collection (Library of Congress)
Related Places
Place
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Related Publications
Publication
The Art of American Book Covers 1875-1930 / Richard Minsky
Notes
Featured on page 66-67.
Publication
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)
Notes
Gullans & Espey 283
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
