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THE MASONIC LIBRARY OF PYTHAGORAS LODGE , NO. 1.
The auction catalogue has rebound in modern cloth with gilt lettering on the front. Although the auction took place in 1887, the front cover has a date of 1861 printed on it. The original paper cover is bound in. The catalogue is listed in McKay - 3511. There were 800 lots in this sale which was the 22nd semi-annual sale for the Masonic Publishing Co. of New York and the Pythagoras Lodge #1. The auction was handled by Leavitt, taking place on Nov. 10 &11, 1887. Although the pages have tanned a bit, they are still quite supple. New endpapers and blanks bracket the original.
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THE WORK & PLAY OF ADRIAN WILSON, A BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH COM...
Limited to 325 numbered copies (though the bibliography states 350 copies). Adrian Wilson (1923-1988) was internationally known as a designer and printer of fine books. This beautifully produced bibliography contains a biographical introduction and illustrates 196 items produced by Wilson, each accompanied by lengthy comments by Wilson himself concerning the printing of each book and other pertinent facts. Printed by hand on handmade paper by Adrian Wilson and containing many tipped-in specimens of his work, some of the specimens are actual pages, often in color, from these books. A beautifully produced book. Small gouge in back cover.
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