Little Rivers: A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness / Henry Van Dyke
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.304
Description
Bound for Beauty #76
338 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. (duotone)
Contents: Prelude -- Little rivers -- A leaf of spearmint --Ampersand --A handful of heather -- The Ristigouche from a horse-yacht -- Alpenrosen and goat's milk -- Au large -- Trout-fishing in the Traun -- At the sign of the balsam bough -- A song after sundown.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Outdoor life, Fishing, 1900s
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Book Details
Author
Henry Van Dyke
Illustrator
Frank Vincent DuMond
Edition
First
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1903
Printer
Caxton Press
Place Printed
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Margaret Armstrong
Binding Notes
Signed Margaret Armstrong art nouveau design of intertwining leaf, flower, and dragonflies in gilt, pale blue and green stamped on navy blue cloth. Gilt titles and design to spine. Monogram at top center.
One of a series of uniform bindings designed by Armstrong for Van Dyke titles issued by Scribners.
Relationships
Related Publications
Publication
The Art of American Book Covers 1875-1930 / Richard Minsky
Notes
Featured on page 66-67.
Publication
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)
Notes
Gullans & Espey 279
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
