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Out-of-doors in the Holy Land : impressions of travel in body and spirit

Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons American
Author Henry Van Dyke American
1908
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Dark blue ungrained cloth with stain-glass inspired floral design of pomegranates and poinsettia stamped in pink, pale blue, pale green and gold; title and author stamped in gold; top edge gilt; deckled edge. Unsigned, attributed to Margaret Armstrong. Part of a series of bindings by Armstrong for books by Henry Van Dyke published between 1901 and 1926.

A Scribner's Holiday Book exploring the landscapes of Israel, Palestine, Syria and Jordan associated with Christ. -- vendor's description.

Photographs of binding from Watson Library Digital Collections https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16028coll17/id/3826

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  • Title: Out-of-doors in the Holy Land : impressions of travel in body and spirit
  • Artist: Margaret Neilson Armstrong (American, New York 1867–1944 New York)
  • Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
  • Author: Henry Van Dyke (American, Germantown, Pennsylvania 1852–1933 Princeton, New Jersey)
  • Date: 1908
  • Geography: New York, New York
  • Dimensions: xii, 325 pages, [12] leaves of plates : color illustrations ; Height: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Friends of the Thomas J. Watson Library
  • Object Number: Publishers Bindings 658
  • Curatorial Department: Thomas J. Watson Library

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