French and Italian collectors and their bindings. Illustrated from examples in the library of J.R. Abbey/ by A.R.A. Hobson.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hobson, G. D. (Geoffrey Dudley), 1882-1949
Other Associated Names: Bonet, Paul, binder
Language:English
Published: Oxford Roxburghe Club 1953
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Collection:Benjamin Iveagh
Description
Item Description:1121
Physical Description:xliii, [1], 190 p., 89 plates. ill., plates. 35 cm.
Binding Note:Binding: bound by Bonet, gold-tooled red oasis, with a large oval blue inlay. The title is gold-tooled on the spine. Crushed blue morocco doublures, endleaves gold-tooled and inlaid to an all over design. Gilt edges. Protective cover and marbled red slipcase.
Bibliography:Frontispiece and eighty-nine plates, J.R. Abbey's copy, with his bookplate. an exceptionally fine copy. Bonet's bill for binding and his letters are stored in an archival envelope. K5 AR188