French Signed Bindings in the Mortimer L. Schiff Collection. With: British and Miscellaneous Signed Bindings in the Mortimer L. Schiff Collection (4 Volume set)

De Ricci, Seymour

Published by Privately printed, New York, 1935

About this Item

Uniformly bound in 3/4 dark blue crushed Levant leather with dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt title on spine with five raised-bands. 317 bw plates between the 4 volumes. Text is in English. The first three volumes deal with French Signed Bindings, while the fourth volume deals with British and Miscellaneous Signed Bindings. A phenomenal collection. Every binding is described, pointing out the special characteristics of the binder, and almost all of the larger volumes are illustrated life-size. Other identifying and characteristic features of the binders are noted and illustrated, as well, making this a go-to reference of this topic. The catalog was published by Seymour de Ricci after the death of Mortimer Leo Schiff (1877-1932). The set was printed in France by Lecram-Servant, Paris. Scarce. Shipping weight is 34 pounds. Ironically, the leather bindings on these four-bolumes are unsigned. VG. minor discoloration to the leather in a few corner locations, covers have some corner/edge damage on leather portions.

Seller Inventory # 182634

Bibliographic Details

• Title: French Signed Bindings in the Mortimer L. Schiff Collection. With: British and Miscellaneous Signed Bindings in the Mortimer L. Schiff Collection (4 Volume set)
• Publisher: Privately printed, New York
• Publication Date: 1935
• Binding: Leather bound
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