vi, 364 p., [1] leaf of plates : 1 col. ill., music.
Tissue guarded frontis by Walter Biggs.
One of a set of uniform bindings issued at various times by Putnam. Black bordered text with red lettering on page headers.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
5-1/4 in
Book Details
Author
Myrtle Reed
Illustrator
Walter Biggs
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
1909
Printer
Knickerbocker Press
Date Printed
1909
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Margaret Armstrong
Binding Notes
Bound in lavender cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titles. Front cover has elaborate art nouveau design stamped in silver and pink of roses climbing a trellis. Top edge gilt, deckled page edges.
Signed binding, "MA" in bottom left corner of trellis.
Notes
Jan 1909 reprint.
Relationships
Related Publications
Publication
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)
