Bernard Quaritch's Catalogue: Examples of the Art of Book-Binding and Volumes Bearing Marks of Distinguished Ownership; Offered at the net prices affixed
London: Bernard Quaritch 15 Piccadilly, 1897. 3/4 Leather. 30 x 20.5 cm. Quarto. 172pp. Bound in 3/4 red leather with black boards. Marble endpapers. Gilt top foredge. Catalogue No. 166. 859 books described. 22 full color plates showing bindings. Called supplement IX on spine. Rubbing to hinges and edges of boards. Small chip out of tail of spine. Good+. Item #64040
List of content: "The Mazarine Bible", 1. English and Scottish Bindings, A.D. 1160-1880, 2. Flemish and Dutch Bindings, 1300-1800. 3. German Bindings, 1430-1790. 4. Spanish Bindings, 1250-1776. 5. Italian Bindings, 1460-1786. 6. French Bindings, 1510-1880. 7. Oriental Bindings, 1500-1600. 8. Books Upon Binding.
Price: $200.00