The yoke : a romance of the days when the Lord redeemed the children of Israel from the bondage of Egypt
"Signed Margaret Armstrong binding of an Egyptian-themed design in orange and gold on dark blue cloth with the author's name blind-stamped below the design. Single floral motif from cover design repeated on spine with titles in gold. A romance set during the period of the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt. A beautiful copy of an unusual Armstrong design. " -- Austin Abbey Rare Books.
Bound in dark blue diagonal fine rib cloth; front board stamped in orange and gold with stylized Egyptian figures and gold title within a symmetrical floral border; author blindstamped at foot; spine with title and author in gold and orange floral element; signed at right with the monogram "MA" (Margaret Armstrong).
Photographs of binding from Watson Library Digital Collections: https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16028coll17/id/4108
Bound in dark blue diagonal fine rib cloth; front board stamped in orange and gold with stylized Egyptian figures and gold title within a symmetrical floral border; author blindstamped at foot; spine with title and author in gold and orange floral element; signed at right with the monogram "MA" (Margaret Armstrong).
Photographs of binding from Watson Library Digital Collections: https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16028coll17/id/4108
Artwork Details
- Title: The yoke : a romance of the days when the Lord redeemed the children of Israel from the bondage of Egypt
- Artist: Margaret Neilson Armstrong (American, New York 1867–1944 New York)
- Author: Elizabeth Miller
- Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill Company (American)
- Printer: Braunworth & Co.
- Date: 1904
- Geography: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Dimensions: [10], 616, [14] pages ; Height: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Friends of the Thomas J. Watson Library
- Object Number: Publishers Bindings 733
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