The Love of Azalea / Onoto Watanna
Book
388 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.)
Note: Frontis, 6 color plates and text background decorations by Gazo Foudji.
2015.7.311
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
1900s
9 in
6 in
Onoto Watanna
Gazo Foudji
First
New York
New York
United States
North America
1904
Publisher's Binding- Japonisme
Decorative Designers
Blue grey decorated cloth binding with white, green and pale pink decorations depicting a flowering branch in an Asian stylistic motif. Gilt titles to spine and cover with flower motif repeated to spine. In original box with blue and white bamboo illustrations with blue titles. Book is in original glassine wrapper which is also printed with matching blue titles and price of $2.00 net. Top edge gilt. Deckled edges.
Bound for Beauty: Highlights from the Roberts Collection