Days Off and Other Digressions / Henry Van Dyke

Book

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American Bookbinders Museum

Name/Title

Days Off and Other Digressions / Henry Van Dyke

Entry/Object ID

2019.4.11

Description

322 p., [8] leaves of plates. One of a series of uniform bindings designed by Armstrong for Van Dyke titles issues by Scribners. Seven color illustrations by Frank Schoonover and one color photo illustration by F. Frith.

Collection

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

5 in

Book Details

Author

Henry Van Dyke

Illustrator

F. Frith, Frank Schoonover

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

1908

Binding

Binding Type

Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau

Binding Designer

Margaret Armstrong

Binding Notes

Bound in navy blue cloth, with art nouveau floral cover design in gilt, pale blue, pale green, and white stamping. Gilt title and design to spine. Top edge gilt, untrimmed fore-edge and tail, some folds are uncut.

Relationships

Related Publications

Publication

Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)

Notes

Gullans & Espey 283

Web Links and URLs

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