Bancroft's Book Cloths Sample Book

New York: Albert D. Smith & Co, 1949. Hardcover. Fine. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with spine and cover stamped in black and silver, bound with two screws. Includes roughly 200 samples of book cloths in varying colors, finishes, and textures, separated by tabs. Cover lists further information; "Pyroxylin Impregnated," and five categories of material; Arrestox C, B, A, S, and Buckram. Pouch inside back cover contains short note to potential customers, fold-out price list, and small folded book with seventeen additional colored "Rugby" cloth samples. 7 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches.