The Spell of the Italian Lakes / William D. McCrackan
Book
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."
2015.7.343
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
LakesDescription and travel1910s
8 in
William Denison McCrackan
New
The Spell Series
Boston
Massachusetts
United States
North America
1913
Publisher's Binding- Poster Style
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.
Formerly titled The Italian Lakes.
Piedmont
Italy