The Canterbury Psalter

A large limited edition facsimile of the Canterbury Psalter, presented in an attractive rebind and clamshell by Eric Sweet. A limited edition of 425 numbered copies for sale, of which this copy is number 418.Handsomely rebound in half morocco, with decorative paper covered boards and marbled endpapers. Held in a matching cloth-backed clamshell with spine label.With a coloured frontispiece, three coloured plates, and two hundred and eighty-six facsimile pages. Collated, complete.A terrific facsimile of The Canterbury Psalter, an illuminated manuscript made partly in Canterbury in 1200 and in Catalonia around 1340. With an introduction by M. R. James, an English medievalist, scholar and author, who here gives the history and origin of the Psalter as well as descriptive notes.Printed and published for the "Friends of Canterbury Cathedral".Bound by Eric Sweet, a keen collector of private press and fables. He studied at the Brighton College of Art, before moving to London to work as a letteringartist and typographer for advertising agencies, later becoming the head ofBirmingham School of Printing. Sweet's bindings are unique and striking, reflecting the topics of the volumes in distinctivestyle. Bound by Eric Sweet in half morocco, with marbled endpapers and with a matching cloth-backed clamshell. Externally, lovely. Clamshell is excellent, with only minor shelf wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with spots lightly scattered majority throughout, with heaviest instances to the first and last few pages. Near Fine.…