388 pages. Tissue guarded color frontis. Black and white illustrations. Text is enclosed in a black and white frame of bamboo.
Collection
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
Lexicon
Search Terms
1900s
Dimensions
Height
7-3/4 in
Book Details
Author
Onoto Watanna
Edition
First
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Place Published
City
New York
State/Province
New York
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Date Published
1902
Binding
Binding Type
Publisher's Binding- Japonisme
Binding Designer
Decorative Designers
Binding Notes
Pale mint green decorated cloth binding with white, green and gilt decorations depicting a flowering wisteria branch in an Asian stylistic motif. Gilt titles to spine and cover.
Unsigned cover attributed to Lee Thayer for DD by John Lehner.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Lee Thayer
Related Places
Place
State/Province
Alberta
Country
Canada
Related Publications
Publication
American Decorated Publisher's Bindings 1872-1929. Collected and Described by Richard Minsky
Notes
Attribution to Lee Thayer/DD by Lehner, but also compare it to the signed Yeto decorations in A Japanese Nightingale.
Publication
Trade Binding Research (TBR) Newsletter
Notes
Sept. 1994, #14: lists cover as designed by DD. Also cite Lehner.
