XXVIII, 416 p., [1] leaf of plates incl. frontis.
Búin til prentunar eftir Jón Ólafsson.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Icelandic poetry, Translations into modern Icelandic, Translations from foreign literature
Dimensions
Height
7-1/4 in
Width
4-3/4 in
Book Details
Author
Kristján Jónsson
Editor
Jón Ólafsson
Edition
3. utg. aukin.
Publisher
Jóh. Jóhannesson
Place Published
City
Reykjavík
Country
Iceland
Date Published
1911
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- European Origin
Binding Notes
Royal blue cloth binding stamped with gold and black. Rear cover blind stamped with borders. Spine with delicate decorative black elements on either side of gold heart-like borders and gold text. Front cover has alternating decorative borders of leaf and vine-like patterns and geometric in gold and black. Central image has title and author in gold, as well as a flower and vine-draped lyre in gold. Endpapers with tiny gold fleur-de-lis on white ribbed background. Delicately marbled edges in blue and terra-cotta.
Notes
Flyleaf inscription: To Miss Th. Thorvandson Christmas 1911 Vancouver B.C.
