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GUTENBERG'S GIFT, A BOOK LOVER'S POP-UP BOOK.
Willard, Nancy

   

- Baltimore : Wild Honey (1995)
- oblong 8vo.
- printed paper-covered boards.
- (12) pages.
- Order Nr. 44045
- Price: $ 35.00



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First edition. A pop-up book giving a fictional version of the invention of printing. With pop-up printing press, scribes at work, sheets of drying paper, etc. Brief note by H. George Fletcher at end.

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MY WORLD OF BIBLIOPHILE BINDING
by Miura, Kerstin Tini

First edition. With a foreword by Bernard Middleton. The first section of the book contains a well-illustrated manual devoted to craft bookbinding. The second section shows Miura's bindings reproduced in full color with blow-ups of some of the more important details. The color work is stunning. Appears to have small tape marks on front and back pastedowns. Presentation from Miura on half title.




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