The Unknown Quantity: A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales / Henry Van Dyke
Entry/Object ID
2019.4.12
Description
xiv, 370 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.)
Color frontis, 6 black and white plates.
One of a series of uniform bindings designed by Armstrong for Van Dyke titles issued by Scribners.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Dimensions
Height
7-3/4 in
Width
5 in
Book Details
Author
Henry Van Dyke
Illustrator
Garth Jones
Edition
First
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1912
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Binding Designer
Margaret Armstrong
Binding Notes
Bound in navy cloth with art nouveau cover design of tree, fruit, and flower in gilt, pale blue, and rust stamping. Gilt title and design to spine. Top edge gilt, untrimmed page edges.
Relationships
Related Publications
Publication
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)
