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LIMITED FIRST EDITION, No. 38 of 250. ** Volume is quarter-bound in black cloth with gilt lettering on spine, and features handsome color design on covers. Books displays gentle overall aging and wear, and is well preserved. Covers exhibit light edgewear, with some exposed boards to corners. Boards also display some scuffing to back near foot edge, and minimally to front. Spine is minimally rubbed at ends, and overall remarkably well preserved. Binding is secure with minimal play. All plates are present. There are no tissue guards if they were ever issued. Interior is gently age-toned throughout, and well preserved overall, with rare smudges, not affecting plates. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. Text block edges are deckled along front and foot, with remnants of inking and dust along head. Foot corner shows a little soiling. Lacking slipcase. ** 171 pages. 7 x 9 inches. ** Volume is quarter-bound in black cloth, with gilt lettering on rounded spine, and handsome design on covers, as well as lovely endpapers with gray design. ** Lavishly illustrated with tipped-in samples of endpaper designs. Includes a historical text and a technical text on the making of endpapers, as well as a list of early paper makers. ** This magnificent volume is a collection of samples of some of the most beautiful endpaper designs covering a vast range of periods from eighteenth-century style to modern. The vast collection allows a fascinating overview of the evolution of designs and styles through these periods, showing the beauty and color of each of these styles. It additionally includes a thoroughly documented text on the making of endpapers, making this splendid volume a technical as well as historical guide on this very specific art. ** EDITION POINTS: Limited First Edition, No. 38 of 250. ** Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. N° de ref. del artículo 009134
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