The White Shield / Myrtle Reed
Book
xi, 343 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. (1 col.), music
1 color frontis, 4 black and white plates with descriptive tissue guards.
One of a set of Reed titles issued in lavender cloth at various times by Putnam. All have black bordered text with red lettering on page headers.
2019.4.1
Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings
8 in
5-1/4 in
Myrtle Reed
Dalton Stevens
First
New YorkLondon
New York
United StatesEngland
North America
1912
Knickerbocker Press
1912
Publisher's Binding- Art Nouveau
Margaret Armstrong
Bound in lavender cloth. Front cover has elaborate art nouveau border and lily design stamped in gilt, white, and burgundy.Top edge gilt. Signed binding by Armstrong, initials "MA" at lower right.
Margaret Armstrong and American Trade Bindings (1991)
Gullans & Espey 213