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TRES BEAUX LIVRES DU XVIIE AU XIXE SIECLE
Maggs 655

   

- Londres : Maggs Bros. Ltd. (1937)
- 8vo.
- later decorated paper-covered boards, spine label, with original stiff paper wrappers bound-in.
- 155 items, each of which are illustrated.
- Order Nr. 6176
- Price: $ 45.00



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Catalogue 655. Many fine bindings are illustrated.

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J.F.K. REMEMBERED.
by Schlesinger Jr., Arthur.

Limited to 425 copies of which this is one of 60 copies with Roman Numerals (this being LX) bound thus and containing marbled endpapers by Iris Nevins. Author was a noted historian and adviser to President Kennedy. Printed on the 25th anniversary of the President's assasination. Hand printed by Luke Ives Pontifell at his Thornwillow Press on Johannot paper from France and with handbinding by Karl Foulkes. With one engraving by Michael McCurdy on the title page. The author has signed this copy at the bottom of the first page of text and the printer has signed the colophon. Loosely inserted is a T.L.s. from Pontifell to the artist, Michael McCurdy, meant to accompany this copy of the book and apologizing for taking so long to get the book to him.




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