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Northampton, MA: Gehenna Press, 1967. Collectible; Very Good. Copy #51 of an edition of 250 printed (this being the first copy to follow the specially-bound fifty copies that carry the Roman numerals I thru L). Bound in 1/4 vellum over marbled boards. "The ornaments were arranged by Leonard Baskin. The type-face used throughout is Centaur designed by Bruce Rogers". Tightly-bound, internally immaculate and solidly VG+. Just a bit of flecking to the gilt-lettering along the vellum spine and very light, forgivable scuffing at the front panel's bottom-edge. Quarto, unpaginated. An elegant celebration of fine printing, typography and bookmaking.
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(Northampton, MA: Gehenna Press, 1967. Baskin, Leonard. Quarto. (31)ff. One of 250 copies, this one inscribed in pencil from Leonard Baskin to Ben Tighe, a well-known bookseller in the Northampton area. The inscription is curiously dated "1947" in Baskin's hand. Using the collection of type ornaments owned by Bruce Rogers, Baskin has interpreted and embellished twenty-eight mottos with inks of many different colors. He has created a delightfully gentle typographical "collage," and he later said that this book was one of his favorites. With an Afterword by Dale R. Roylance. Bottom corner lightly bumped, else fine in quarter vellum over marbled boards.
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- Date Published 1967
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Flosculi Sententiarum: Printers--Flowers Moralised
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Flosculi Sententiarum: Printers Flowers Moralized
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Northampton, Massachusetts: Gehenna Press, 1967. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Small folio. Quarter vellum gilt and marbled papercovered boards. Type-face designed by Bruce Rogers. Arranged by Leonard Baskin. Copy number 183 of 200 numbered copies. A beautiful book.
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