The Builders and Other Poems

Henry van Dyke

Attractive example of Arts & Crafts book design. These designs were discussed by Susan Otis Thompson in American Book Design and William Morris, page 73. The illustration (plate 29) is of a 1901 edition, but the format is identical.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. Designed by Amy Richards. Publisher's green cloth decorated in gilt. Light binding wear, some stains to cover. Gift inscription front free endpaper, a few pencil marks to text. Good+. Item #386

Price: $15.00