Binding for “Gryll Grange”

A. A. Turbayne, designer

1896

Elaborate gilt blocking on blue-green cloth.

7¼ x 4¾ inches

Turbayne at his most spectacular: an extravagant, luxurious swirl of Art Nouveau lines. The design became his signature image, recreated in end-papers and in an imposing poster.

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Photograph and text by Simon Cooke

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