Cover design by Constance Karslake for Frank Gunsaulus's 'Songs of Night and Day'

Binding for Frank Gunsaulus's “Songs of Night and Day”

Constance Karslake

1896

Leather

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Photograph and text by Edward Nudelman

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Commentary by Edward Nudelman

Designed and finished by Constance Karslake for the Guild of Women Binders with her ticket affixed to top of front prelim: 'This binding was designed and tooled by Constance Karlake.' Full dark red morocco with gorgeous abstract art nouveau decoration to the covers, featuring gilt tooling, all-over pointille, and inlays of burgundy and coral. Striking and elegantly Nouveau-style with full white vellum doublures decorated with gilt tooling and painted pink flowers, vellum flyleaves (with front gilt 'Guild of Women Binders' signature), and a goffered top edge. Almost certainly commissioned by Gunsaulus himself (Eugene Field's 'Friar Gonsol'), who was a friend of Frank Karslake and the Guild.

References

Gunsaulus, Frank. Songs of Night and Day. With a binding by Constance Karslake. Chicago: McClurg & Co., 1896.

Last modified 1 January 2018