Signed
My world of bibliophile binding
Berkeley: University of California Press, [1984]. First American edition, folio, pp. xiii, 216; the first 47 pages are a description of bookbinding techniques illustrated by 81 diagrams; the remainder of the book is dedicated to high-quality, full-color photographs of fine bindings produced by Miura, some in folding spreads. Original purple silk, gilt title direct on spine, blindstamped designs on cover, fine in fine original slipcase. Signed by author on half-title. Not quite the same as the Tokyo edition of 1980 as there is a different sequence of the preliminaries, and different illustrations. Item #51121
Price: $250.00
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