pp. ix, 298. +Plus 8 pages of color plates. 12mo. 210mm. Publisher's blue binding with cover stamped in gilt, blue and green. Pictorial cover with floral design by Margaret Armstrong with monogram. Spine lettered in gilt and decorated similarly. Gilt is bright on cover with color crisp. Top edge gilt. Spine rubbed. Corners sharp. Title page printed in red and black. Gift inscription on inside flyleaf ' With Christmas Greetings and love to May. From Aunt Nancy 1904.' 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