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GUILFORD & GREEN
Morris, Henry
Limited to 210 numbered copies. (Taylor A9). The first part of the book describes a visit made by Henry Morris to J. Barcham Green, the famous hand papermaking firm in England. Gives a history of the firm and reproduces correspondence between William Morris and Joseph Batchelor regarding production of paper. The second section of the book reprints a number of letters written by Nathan Guilford during a trip to Kentucky in the early part of the 19th century. The interesting series of letters provides real insight into life in the States. Loosely inserted is a dust jacket made up of paper that was not used for the cover with a piece of the paper folded and inserted in a pocket in the back of this jacket .
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CATALOGUE DE LIVRES D'ART ARCHITECTURE ET DÉCORATION PEIN...
by Rapilly, Georges
Each volume contains about 20 sales catalogues (each of which is 40 pages long and lists approximately 750 texts) put forth by the Parisian bookseller Georges Rapilly. The catalogues list books on architecture, sculpture, painting and engraving. Some catalogues also include prints and portraits, both ancient and modern. Rapilly's customers included the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts and the Bibliothèque Nationale. Rear board detached on Volume one. Some early pages have also detached. Minor rubbing and chipping to covers.
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