Author: HOBSON, Geoffrey Dudley:
Title: Thirty Bindings. Selected from the First Edition Club's seventh exhibition held at 25 Park Lane by permission of Sir Philip Sassoon Bart.
Description: London: The First Edition Club, 1926, in-4to, ca. 31.6 x 24.7 cm, XII + 68 p. (+1) + 30 plates, some in color, (printed on fine heavy paper, forege & below untrimmed), printed in 600 copies this being N° 41, original red clothbound, spine and covers gilt. topedge gilt. Fine. ¶ First edition. Printed by Charles Whittingham and Griggs (Printers) Ltd. Chiswick Press, London. The outstanding catalogue of a famous exhibition. Hobson (1881 - 1946) was one of the most important historians of European bookbinding in the first half of the 20th century. Original-Leinwandband mit goldgeprägtem Rückentitel, Deckel mit ornamentaler Vergoldung; Kopfgoldschnitt, vorn und unten unbeschnitten. Erste Ausgabe. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.

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