ENGLISH PRINTERS' ORNAMENTS.
- London: Grafton & Co., 1924.
- 4to.
- quarter vellum over blue paper-covered boards, top edge gilt, others uncut.
- xii, 292 pages.
- ISBN: none
Price: $150.00 other currencies
Order Nr. 71435
First edition, this being one of the 75 numbered copies signed by the author, printed on hand-made paper and bound thus (Appleton p.55 for trade edition). Exlibrary bookplate on front pastedown and exlibrary ink-stamp on title page. Just a hint of uneven fading to the boards, else a near fine copy.
Contains 285 illustrations. Chapters on The Genesis of Printers' Ornaments, English Printers and Their Ornaments, Borders, Head and Tail Pieces, etc. Beautifully illustrated.
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