Creator
Gilbert Parker
Title
Northern Lights
Coverage
New York and London
Publisher
Harper & Brothers Publishers
Date
1909
Description
This cover is a spectacular example of the printer’s art of the “split fountain.” These craftsmen had only mechanical presses to create the blending effect of a fading sunset turning from orange to gold. That was achieved by carefully blending two colors on the ink tray to accomplish the same result on thousands of books. The firm of Decorative Designers created this design.
Source
From the collection of Jeffrey Harding