Bound for Beauty #20
2 volume set.
475 p. : ill. (some col.)
492 p. : ill. (some col.)
Color frontis piece and one black and white illustration by Frank T. Merrill. Illustrations.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1900s, Onlay
Dimensions
Height
8-1/2 in
Book Details
Author
Charles Reade
Illustrator
Frank T. Merrill
Publisher
H.M. Caldwell
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
circa 1900
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Unidentified Designer
Binding Notes
Art nouveau design in navy blue cloth with a decorated cover of intertwining tulip stems in green outlined with gold with their tulip blossoms in an unusual ivory and shaded salmon color combination, possibly achieved by using a hand dyed cloth, as each tulip blossom is different in shading and each is also raised from the rest of the decoration. Tulip motif repeated in green and gilt on the spines. Top edge gilt with side and bottom edges deckled.
Notes
No publication date. Copyright 1894 DeWolfe, Fiske, and Co. No date for this Caldwell edition.
Flyleaf inscription: From Rob. Oct. 6, 1902.
Exhibition
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection
