107 pages. 5 leaves of black and white plates with tissue guards. Stated First Edition.
Art Nouveau bordered text illustrations to each page, designed by Margaret Armstrong.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1900s
Dimensions
Height
9 in
Book Details
Author
Paul Leicester Ford
Illustrator
Harrison Fisher
Edition
First
Publisher
Dodd, Mead & Company
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1904
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Margaret Armstrong
Binding Notes
Bound in dark green cloth with Art Nouveau signed binding by Armstrong stamped in a pale green, gilt and white flower and vine design surrounding the central oval title in gilt. Gilt titles and similar motif nouveau design to spine. Top edge gilt. One of the more desired Margaret Armstrong books, since she provided not only the cover design but also the margin decorations for each page.
Binding variously issued in dark green cloth with gold lettering, white cloth with gold lettering, and pale green cloth with silver lettering. Cf. Gullans & Espey.
Notes
Flyleaf inscription: Hattie Oliver Milbury. Winchester, Mass. Winter of 1921-'22.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Margaret Armstrong Binding Collection (Library of Congress)
Related Publications
Publication
The Art of American Book Covers 1875-1930 / Richard Minsky
