The Master's Violin / Myrtle Reed
2015.7.280
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
1900s
8-1/4 in
Myrtle Reed
New York
New York
United States
North America
1904
Knickerbocker Press
New York
New York
United States
North America
1906
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Margaret Armstrong
Art Nouveau gilt stamped design of intertwining iris by Margaret Armstrong. Binding is unsigned. Bound in lavender cloth with elaborate gilt spine decoration and titles. Stamped in gilt and white. One of a set of Reed titles which was issued at various times by Putnam, and is sometimes seen in pale ivory/grey cloth. Top edge gilt. Deckled page edges. Notable for alternative spine decoration of two irises.
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)
Gullans & Espey 205
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection