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Pennsylvania: Bryn Mawr Coolege Library, 1983. An 'Aligator' Binding on a Book about A World Famous Collection of Bookbindings MASER, Frederick E. Bookbinding in America 1680-1910. From the collection of Frederick E. Maser. With an essay by Willman Spawn. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: Brtyn Mawr College Library, 1983. First edition. Large quarto (11 x 8 1/4 inches; 280 x 210 mm.). 122, [1, colophon], [1, blank] pp. Six full color plates (including frontispiece) and numerous black and white illustrations throughout the text. Full brown levant morocco, both covers with a large onlaid piece of dark brown alligator skin, smooth spine with onlaid black calf label lettered in gilt, woven endpapers. Housed in a brown morocco backed red cloth clamshell case, spine with onlaid black calf label lettered in gilt. Although the binding is unsigned it was certainly done by a skilled student of the art of bookbinding. A perfect gift for a student of bookbinding. "The occasion of this study is the gift to the…
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Pennsylvania: Bryn Mawr College, 1983. null Book Fair null 122 pgs, many color and b&w plates depicting rare books and bindings. Blue hardcover approx 8 3/4 x 11 1/4". Interior pages very good. Cover has scraped edges and discoloration of back.. Hardcover. 2. Book.
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