iv, 165 p.
One of a set of Reed's titles issued at various times by Putnam. Most commonly seen in lavender cloth. All have black bordered text with red letter on page headers.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
5-1/4 in
Book Details
Author
Myrtle Reed
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Place Published
City
New York, London
State/Province
New York
Country
United States, England
Continent
North America
Date Published
1900
Printer
Knickerbocker Press
Date Printed
1910
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Margaret Armstrong
Binding Notes
Bound in pale grey cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titles. Notable for the iris design created by embossing the pale grey cloth and stamping the background a subtle pale green. Front cover has elaborate art nouveau gilt stamped design of a woman's portrait in ivory. Top edge gilt, deckled page edges.
Signed binding, "MA" at lower right side of gilt panel portrait.
Relationships
Related Publications
Publication
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)
