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Sister Beatrice and Ardiane & Barbe Bleue / Maurice Maeterlinck

2015.7.261

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

1900s

7-3/4 in

5-1/4 in

Maurice Maeterlinck

First American

The Works of Maurice Maeterlinck

New York

New York

United States

North America

1910

Publisher's Binding- 20th Century Blind Stamping

Bound in garden green vertical ribbed cloth with a repeating pattern of leaf and lily pad to spine, front, and rear covers created by blind stamping. Gilt stamped titles to spine and cover. Top edge gilt. A contemporary, early twentieth century use of blindstamping, which was so heavily used in the 1840's to 1860's. One of the uniform bindings in the series The Works of Maurice Maeterlinck.

First American Edition, published March 1902.

Bernard Miall

translator

Lobby Case Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

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