[Binding, Fine- Mouteney] Forty Years of Opera in Chicago

Moore, Edward C.

Verlag: Horace Liveright, New York, 1930

Beschreibung

First printing. Superb full crushed burnt orange morocco binding by Leonard Mouteney (signed in front turn-down: "Designed and Finished by L. Mounteney." A famous finisher binder for Riviere & Sons of London, Mouteney later migrated over to the Lakeside Press (along with De Sauty) and did their finest work in the early 1930's. A gorgeous finely gilt tooled binding with flower baskets, harps, strap-work designs, stars ruling and stippling on both covers and spine, gilt dentelles, bright red silk endsheets and marbled endsheets after that. AEG. 4to. Photographs throughout. A superb example of the finest to come out of the Donnelley Bindery (Lakeside Press), by one of its most celebrated bookbinders. A pristine copy. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1980

Bibliografische Details

Titel: [Binding, Fine- Mouteney] Forty Years of ...

Verlag: Horace Liveright, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1930

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

Auflage: First printing.