cloth, leather spine label, six raised bands on spine, front cover and spine gilt-stamped, marbled endpapers
1921 · Leipzig, Germany
by Schmidt, Aldof
Leipzig, Germany: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1921. cloth, leather spine label, six raised bands on spine, front cover and spine gilt-stamped, marbled endpapers. Bookbinding. thick folio. cloth, leather spine label, six raised bands on spine, front cover and spine gilt-stamped, marbled endpapers. 41 pages followed by 100 full-page plates. Text in German. S-K 989. Illustrations, mostly in color, of 162 bindings on 100 plates. A magnificent folio describing the bindings in this library. Explanations of the plates at the beginning. Covers spotted. Stain at the top edge of the first 20 pages. Previous owners' bookplates on front pastedown and front free endpaper. Covers show minor water damage. Very light tanning near edges of text.
(Inventory #: 130569)