Bound for Beauty #58
267 p.
Black bordered text with red lettering on page headers.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1900s
Dimensions
Height
8-1/4 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
1902
Printer
Knickerbocker Press
Place Printed
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Printed
1908
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Margaret Armstrong
Binding Notes
Front cover has elaborate art nouveau gilt and ivory design signed by Margaret Armstrong with the initials "MA," at the bottom of the decorated panel. One of a set of Reed titles isssued at various times by Putnam. All are bound in lavender cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titling. Set has also been seen in pale grey cloth. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges.
Notes
May 1908 reprint.
Relationships
Related Publications
Publication
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)
Notes
Gullans & Espey 202
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
