Bound for Beauty #55
372 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.
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
Illustrator
Blendon Campbell
Edition
First
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
1910
Printer
Knickerbocker 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
Art Nouveau gilt and purple grapevine design by Margaret Armstrong in a signed binding with the initials "MA" located outside of the vine circle, towards the bottom right. One of a set of Reed titles issued at various times by Putnam. Bound in lavender cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titling. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges.
Notes
Second printing 1910 a month after publication.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Margaret Armstrong Binding Collection (Library of Congress)
Related Publications
Publication
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)
Notes
Gullans & Espey 211
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
