Author: Guttmann, Oscar
Title: Monumenta Pulveris Pyrii. Reproductions of Ancient Pictures Concerning the History of Gunpowder, with Explanatory Notes
Description: London, Artists' Press, 1906. Hardcover. Wooden boards bound with hand tooled morocco leather, and gilt lettering on spine. Spine has 5 raised bands. Wooden boards have metal locking clasps to keep book closed. Paper is hand-made. 5 leaves, 34 pages, 1 leaf, 102 plates, portrait. Copy 14 of 270 printed. Title, text, and plate captions also in German and French./ Of this book there have been printed only 270 copies. G Cover has general wear. Corner damage on wood portion of cover. Leather has peeling and cracking. Some damage to page edges due to cut of the paper.

Keywords: History, Military, Gunpowder ; Gunpowder ; ;


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