pp. xii, 325. +Plus 12 pages of color plates. 12mo. 210mm. Publisher's blue binding with cover stamped in gilt, light green and peach. Pictorial cover with floral design by Margaret Armstrong without monogram. Spine lettered in gilt and decorated similarly. Gilt is bright on cover with color bright. Top edge gilt. Spine gilt bright. Corners sharp. Title page printed in red and black. Bookplate on inside pastedown belonging to Fenner A. Chace. Gift inscription from 'Mary' on inside flyleaf also. Binding tight and contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good+. Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (1852-1933) was an American author, educator, foreign minister, and clergyman. The binding designer - Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867-1944) was a 20th-century American designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers in the Art Nouveau style. NW59