quarter parchment over marbled paper-covered boards
1967 · Worcester
by Cassiodorus
Worcester: Stanbrook Abbey Press, 1967. quarter parchment over marbled paper-covered boards. Stanbrook Abbey Press. tall 8vo. quarter parchment over marbled paper-covered boards. (vi), 15, (3) pages. With preface and translation by Thomas Merton. The text of the prayer was handset and printed on Hayle Mill hand-made paper. The marbled paper on the covers was made by Douglas Cockerell & Son. This "elongated format (was) new to the press, providing its first experiment in asymmetrical lay-out on the title page." Fine condition.
(Inventory #: 36280)