American Bookbindings in the Library of Henry William Poor.
Illustrated in Gold-Leaf and Colors by Edward Bierstadt. Marion Press/ Published by George D. Smith, Jamaica, NY, 1903. First edition. In publisher's original light olive fine-ribbed cloth with ornate central gilt design on front cover, lettering and design motif on spine. Frontispiece and thirty-eight color plates in bold chromolithographic presentation the bindings of many of the greatest bookbinders of the period, including The Club Bindery, Bradstreet's, Matthews, Smith, etc. A classic in color reproduction, and a fine record of Henry William Poor's celebrated collection. One of two hundred thirty-eight numbered copies (#134), printed on Dutch handmade paper, uncut. An excellent copy, moderate shelf wear, corners bumped.
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