A Lecture on Bookbinding as a Fine Art

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Creator

Robert Hoe, Jr

Title

A Lecture on Bookbinding as a Fine Art

Coverage

New York

Publisher

The Grolier Club

Date

1885

Description

A pictorial binding portraying Roger Payne in his studio, after the engraving by Sylvester Harding (displayed). The Parisian binding was created by Charles Meunier for Henry Walters after 1886. The portrayal consists of a panel of multi-colored leather inlays and cuir-ciselé carvings; the panel itself is set into the front cover.

Source

Acquired at auction, 1989.

Format

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