The Spell of the Italian Lakes / William D. McCrackan
Entry/Object ID
2015.7.343
Description
362 pages. Color frontis, 45 black and white plates.
Two loose strips that appear to be inner folds of dust jacket - one labeled "The Castles Series by Francis Miltoun" and the other labeled "The Spell Series."
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
Lakes, Description and travel, 1910s
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Book Details
Author
William Denison McCrackan
Edition
New
Publisher
L.C. Page & Company
Place Published
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1913
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Poster Style
Binding Notes
One of the "Spell" travel series produced in handsomely designed decorative cloth covers. Green, red, and white endpaper maps. Dark green cloth with gilt titles to cover and spine. Large design of red-roofed Italian villa surrounded by blue sky and grey snow topped mountains. Spine design in gilt depicts stone steps descending to lake, statuary, and topiary typical of Italian lakes. Top edge gilt.
