Name/Title
The Spell of the Italian Lakes / William D. McCrackanEntry/Object ID
2015.7.343Description
362 pages. Color frontis, 45 black and white plates.
Two loose strips that appear to be inner folds of dust jacket - one labeled "The Castles Series by Francis Miltoun" and the other labeled "The Spell Series."Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsLexicon
Search Terms
Lakes, Description and travel, 1910sBook Details
Author
William Denison McCrackanEdition
NewPublisher
L.C. Page & CompanyPlace Published
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1913Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Poster StyleBinding Notes
One of the "Spell" travel series produced in handsomely designed decorative cloth covers. Green, red, and white endpaper maps. Dark green cloth with gilt titles to cover and spine. Large design of red-roofed Italian villa surrounded by blue sky and grey snow topped mountains. Spine design in gilt depicts stone steps descending to lake, statuary, and topiary typical of Italian lakes. Top edge gilt.Notes
Formerly titled The Italian Lakes.Relationships
Related Places
Place
Region
PiedmontCountry
Italy
