English/Foreign Bookbindings in the British Museum. 2 Vol 1895/1896. Limited ed.

Description: English Bookbindings in the British Museum, 1895 and Foreign Bookbindings in the British Museum, 1896. 2 volumes. First edition. By William Younger Fletcher. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, and Company. Limited edition of 500 numbered copies: volume of English Bookbindings is #190; volume of Foreign Bookbindings is #1. Folio and rebound at sometime in full brown moraccan leather. No labels or lettering on covers. Bindings do not exactly match in size: covers are slightly different in height and length. Books measure approximately 15 x 11.5 inches. The rebinding the volume of Foreign Bookbindings was made too thick by about 3/16 inch and a filler board was loosely inserted to compensate. Pagination: English Bookbindings: xviii followed by unpaginated descriptions and 63 plates; Foreign Bookbindings: xxiv followed by descriptions and 65 plates. Very good condition.

Price: 400 USD

Location: Clinton, New Jersey

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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

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Binding: Hardcover Goatskin

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co.

Subject: Books about Books

Original/Facsimile: Original

Year Printed: 1895

Language: English

Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Limited edition, Illustrated

Author: William Younger Fletcher

Region: Europe

Topic: Books about Books

Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

Unit Quantity: 1