A tour-de-force of book-making and -binding, a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound most handsomely in a folio-size format, in full brown Morocco leather over boards, with a large “R” stamped in gilt to cover over a blind-stamped design, and then with seven raised bands to spine, title in gilt over a blue label in its own compartment between bands. Measures 13 5/8″ tall by 11″ wide. Protected gray cardboard cover bound in at the rear so as to protect the page fore-edges. Marred only by a small Sharpied “L” written in blue along bottom edge. Housed in a Fine condition slip-case that is decorated with brown paper over brown cloth-covered boards, and with an intact pull-ribbon.
Big, tall, gorgeous looking slip-case. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers.
SIGNED by the author at statement of limitation, this being No. 247 of 1600 copies printed for special members of the Abrams Limited Editions Society. In folio format, with 109 tipped-in color plates, 503 black-and-white illustrations, and then a full bibliography. Full leather binding. “Abrams” is stamped in gilt at spine bottom between two bottom raised bands, quite finely.
347 pp.
Offered by Structure, Verses, Agency Books
$145
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