Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land: Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit / Henry Van Dyke
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.309
Description
325 pages. 12 color plates.
Contents: Travellers' joy -- Going up to Jerusalem -- The gates of Zion -- Mizpah and the Mount of Olives -- An excursion to Bethlehem and Hebron -- The temple and the sepulchre -- Jericho and Jordan -- A journey to Jerash -- The mountains of Samaria -- Galilee and the lake -- The springs of Jordan -- The road to Damascus.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Authors, American, Biography., 1900s, Description and travel
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Book Details
Author
Henry Van Dyke
Edition
First
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1908
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Margaret Armstrong
Binding Notes
Unsigned Margaret Armstrong Art Nouveau design in gilt, coral, and two shades of green stamped on navy blue cloth. Gilt titles and design to spine. Notable for a lighter shade of coral, almost pink stamping and a more green, rather than blue/green stamping seen on other First Editions.
One of a series of uniform bindings designed by Armstrong for Van Dyke titles issued by Scribners.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Margaret Armstrong Binding Collection (Library of Congress)
Person or Organization
Henry Van Dyke
Person or Organization
Margaret Armstrong
Notes
binding designer.
Related Places
Place
Country
Palestine
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)
