Oak Knoll

First edition. Minor soiling a tears to jacket, else a near fine copy. Very scarce. With 200 plates, 25 of which are in color. The standard reference book on the subject. McLean traces the art of binding from paper printed wrappers to the heyday of gold and colored blockings of the 1880s and on to the end of the Victorian period. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included.