Joyzelle and Monna Vanna / Maurice Maeterlinck

Name/Title

Joyzelle and Monna Vanna / Maurice Maeterlinck

Entry/Object ID

2015.7.339

Description

277 pages.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Lexicon

Search Terms

French drama., 1910s

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

5-1/4 in

Book Details

Author

Maurice Maeterlinck

Edition

First American

Publisher

Dodd, Mead & Company

Place Published

City

New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1907

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- 20th Century Blind Stamping

Binding Notes

One of the uniform bindings in the series The Works of Maurice Maeterlinck. Bound in garden green vertical ribbed cloth with a repeating pattern of leaf and lily pad to spine, front, and rear covers created by blind stamping. Gilt stamped titles to spine and cover. Top edge gilt. A contemporary, early twentieth century use of blind stamping, which was so heavily used in the 1840's to 1860's.

Notes

First American printing.