Boston: Richard J. Wolfe, 1991. 8vo. decorated paper over cloth-backed boards. xix, 15, 23, (7) pages. Limited to 250 signed copies, 200 for sale. Text is a facsimile of original Dutch text with translation on facing page. Gives information on gilding of leather, paper, and silk, velvet and fore edge, marbling on edges of calf and sheepskin, and dyeing of calf and sheepskin. Tipped-in are 8 samples of some of the processes explained in the.....
Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1971. 8vo. small 8vo., cloth. variously paginated. Eleven volumes. Reprint of the first edition which was limited to only 250 sets (Todd 420b). Each volume has an introduction by a famous person in the book world. Profusely illustrated and with full bibliographical descriptions of some of the scarcest books of English literature. Unfortunately included in this collection were the forgeries that Wise had printed himself and elevated to the level.....
