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LOUIS HERMAN KINDER AND FINE BOOKBINDING IN AMERICA, A CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF THE ROYCROFT SHOP.
Wolfe, Richard J. and Paul McKenna
S-K 7047. Limited to 325 copies. A history of this German born binder that worked for the Roycrofters from 1897 to 1911. The authors have included much unpublished material relating to Kinder and Hubbard, a rather complete Catalogue of impressions of Kinder's bookbinding hand tools and illustrated 14 bindings in full color. Another excellent Bird & Bull production.
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> Middleton, Bernard C., RECOLLECTIONS, MY LIFE IN BOOKBINDING.
> WESLEY W. BATES' COMPLETE WOOD ENGRAVINGS FOR THE FORESTERS.

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A STORY FROM 'THE PIAZZA TALES' CALLED THE LIGHTNING-ROD ...
by Melville, Herman
Limited to 85 numbered copies signed by the illustrator, Michael McCurdy. This is "10" of the specially issued 20 copies which contained an extra suite of three plates, signed and numbered by the artist. Designed by D. Peigenbaum with foreword by Martin Roth. Printed on Dewint and Whitby paper from J. Barcham Green, with the paper covered boards done as a paper collage by Eileen Custer-Toren. The text comes from the first printed version of this story which appeared in the August 1854 issue of Putnam's Monthly. From the personal library of the illustrator.

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