[Fine Binding | Zaehnsdorf] A Book of Golden Thoughts E-List 21 Japan vellum endpapers

Japan vellum endpapers

advertising “Art Bookbinding” in 1904

James Collinson

some staining to front cover

the covers framed by a broad outer border formed by closely spaced blind and gilt-ruled borders running along the edges

[Fine Binding | Zaehnsdorf] A Book of Golden Thoughts E-List 21 Japan vellum endpapersAttwell, Henry. A Book of Golden Thoughts. London: Macmillan, 1894. Bound in full dark brown morocco by Zaehnsdorf, with a beautiful scrolling fleuron design in gilt to each corner of the covers. Five bands to spine with title and author to second and third compartments and similar tooling to covers to remaining compartments. Gilt ruled turn ins with similar scrolling design to corners. Dark green silk endpapers with all edges gilt. Measures approx.