Bound for Beauty #60
341 p. : 1 col. ill.
Black bordered text with red lettering on page headers.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Romance fiction, 1900s
Dimensions
Height
8-1/4 in
Book Details
Author
Myrtle Reed
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Place Published
City
London, New York
Country
England, United States
State/Province
New York
Continent
North America
Date Published
1908
Printer
Knickerbocker Press
Place Printed
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Printed
1910
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Margaret Armstrong
Binding Notes
Art nouveau front cover gilt and ivory stamped design of trees and central flower. Binding signed with the initials "MA" on bottom right, within the tree roots. One of a set of Reed's titles issued at various times by Putnam. Bound in lavender cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titling. Notable for design change of cover title now outlined in black. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Margaret Armstrong Binding Collection (Library of Congress)
Related Places
Place
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Related Publications
Publication
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)
Notes
Gullans & Espey 209
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
