The Song of the Wave, and Other Poems / George Cabot Lodge
2015.7.173
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
1890s
7-7/8 in
5-1/4 in
George Cabot Lodge
First
New York
New York
United States
North America
1898
Trow Directory, Printing and Bookbinding Company
New York
New York
United States
North America
Publisher's Binding- Japonisme
Decorative Designers
Unsigned design attributed to Lee Thayer of the Decorative Designers. Bound in dark blue cloth with a stunning full cover design of a breaking wave. Stamped in two shades of gilt - a lighter and darker shade, creating swirling, rising, cresting energy. Title to spine. Design is highly influenced by Japanese woodcuts, notably "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" created in the 1820's by Hokusai, a Japanese artist of the Edo period.
The Art of American Book Covers 1875-1930 / Richard Minsky
Featured on page 90.
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection