first edition Hardcover
1905 · Boston, MA,
by Stanhope Press, Boston
Boston, MA,: F. H. Gilson, 1905. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 452 pages including index; 22.9cm; 3/4 black leather binding, rubbed; top edge gilt; tipped in frontispiece portrait of Charles, third Earl of Stanhope 1753-1816 who perfected stereotyping process acquired by Clarendon Press; #244 of limited edition. Defective in that the reproduction of the Stanhope letter is lacking. Contains specimens of paper, typefaces, illustration processes, leather and cloth for binding, etc. Books about books; printing..
(Inventory #: 4334baX5)