Name/Title
The White Shield / Myrtle ReedEntry/Object ID
2015.7.346Description
Bound for Beauty #54
343 p., [5] leaves of plates, incl. frontis : ill. (some col.)
Note: descriptive tissue guards for plates
Black bordered text with red lettering on page headers.
Contents: The white shield -- An international affair -- A child of silence -- The dweller in Bohemia -- A minor chord -- The madonna of the tambourine -- A mistress of art -- A rosary of tears -- The roses and the song -- A laggard in love -- Traumerei -- "Swing low, sweet chariot" -- The face of the master -- A reasonable courtship -- Elmiry Ann's valentine -- The knighthood of Tony -- Her volunteer -- In reflected glory -- The house beautiful -- From a human standpoint.Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' BindingsBook Details
Author
Myrtle ReedIllustrator
Dalton StevensEdition
FirstPublisher
G.P. Putnam's SonsPlace Published
City
New YorkState/Province
New YorkCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1912Printer
Knickerbocker PressPlace Printed
City
New YorkState/Province
New YorkCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaBinding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art NouveauBinding Designer
Margaret ArmstrongBinding Notes
Cover has elaborate art nouveau border and lily design stamped in gilt, white, and burgundy. Bound in lavender cloth. One of a set of Reed titles issued at various times by Putnam. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges.
Signed binding, monogram "MA" in right corner, inside the border.Notes
First edition, first printing.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 213Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
