Good modeled leather bindings
 Nature by Emerson 1905 |
 Man of Sorrows by Elbert Hubbard 1904/05 |
 A Dog of Flanders by Ouida 1906 |
 Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving 1905 |
Pictures and commentary courtesy of Dick Blacher.
Good Modeled Leather Bindings
Only a small number of the modeled
leather bindings were signed. Therefore, I feel it would be illustrative to
categorize a few as (the Sack/Rago system) “Good, Better, Best.” The majority of
the modeled leather bindings are usually found on regular production editions. (i.e.,
non-limited).
1) Good -- Nature, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1905
Note: Most of the modeled leather bindings produced at the Roycroft are of this
type; obviously Arts and Crafts in design, but somewhat crudely executed and
formulaic in appearance.
2) Good – The Man of Sorrows by Elbert Hubbard, 1904 - 05
3) Good – A Dog of Flanders by Ouida, 1906
4) Good – Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, 1905
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