A Code For The Collector Of Beautiful Books - Hardcover

Robert, Maurice & Frederic Warde

 
9781111667870: A Code For The Collector Of Beautiful Books

Synopsis

Edition: First THUS; 4to. 10 3/4 x 6 7/8 inches. (xiv), 55 pp. Quarter blue cloth, decorative paper over boards, printed paper top cover label, spine titled in gilt, top edge stained blue. Preface by Francis de Miomandre. Translated from the French by Jacques LeClercq. Maurice Robert first published this piece as "Code de la Bibliophilie Moderne" in Paris; it was translated into English and then underwent a thorough revision by Frederic Warde who sought to make the terms more accessible to an American audience with a new list of "Terms." Book design by Frederic Warde and printed at Yale University Press.

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