[A Mosaic Binding by Curtis Walters] The Kingdom of Books

Orcutt, William Dana. The Kingdom of Books. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1927. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Bound by Curtis Walters in a superlative mosaic binding. On a background of dark red crushed morocco, the front and back covers are filled by an inlaid floral pattern, with not only different colors utilized between the front and back cover, but a subtly different design, as well. The front cover is done in inlays of four(!) different shades of green, grey, and gold, with the rectangular center panel design adding maroon, red, orange, light brown, and light blue. The rear cover adds a small deep burgundy semi-oval to the design for a subtle variation from the front cover. The rear cover again includes four different shades of green, but now paired with orange, grey, and the aforementioned deep burgundy. The central panel design is done in hunter green, dark green, deep burgundy, maroon, red, kelly green, and light grey. The covers each use approximately 568 inl