Lot 48
Illustrated by Stanley M. Arthurs. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909. Total of 162 pages. It is an ex library book. Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867-1944). Armstrong was born into a wealthy family in New York City, began designing holiday cards in her teens, and eventually moved to book cover design. rmstrong skipped the stained glass phase, though her sister and father did work with Tiffany, and moved straight to book design. She was the primary designer for Harper Brothers and Scribners Sons, where she often worked with Morse. Armstrong is often compared to Whitman though Armstrong, with 250 book covers to her name, is remembered for how distinctive her book cover. designs were and her book cover sets where she would design several works by one author using related designs across the books. Some of Armstrongs work is signed with a small MA on the cover. Armstrong favored the Art Nouveau style with bold colors, stylized plants and often asymmetrical designs. While less expensive than individually tooled books, the book design process was labor intensive. The artist would design two or three different sketches for each book, and the publisher would select the cover depending on issues of cost and availability of materials. The book cover designer would then prepare a finished colored drawing of the selected design. Books were bound using case binding where the books are manufactured separately from the text blocks. The covers require transferring the hand drawn designs to brass stamps, one for each color required in the design. Please ask specific questions on details, condition, and shipping prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, and the bidder will be responsible for payment. We box and ship what we can to keep costs low, and use USPS and UPS. Large items, extremely fragile, and high value items will be packed by UPS. Quotes available on request
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Dimensions:
- 5.5" x 7.5" Condition:
- Excellent Condition with no missing or torn pages
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