”Swedish Bookbindings” 1521-1880 in a Luxury Binding

Johannes Rudbeck:

Svenska bokband under nyare tiden. Bidrag till svensk bokbinderihistoria. En serie afbildningar af konstnärliga bokband samlade och beskrifna. 1-3. 1521-1880.

Stockholm, Föreningen för bokhandtverk / Bröderna Lagerström, 1910-1914. 4to. (29,8 x 19,5 cms, the binding 30,5 x 20,5 cms.) XXXII + 160; + XXVIII + 88; + XXVIII + 84 pp. Richly illustrated with full-page reproductions of Swedish bookbindings 1521-1718, 1718-1809, and 1809-1880. Still a standard reference work on the subject.

Three parts bound together in a luxury binding, apparently unsigned. Full brown morocco richly gilt to a neo-renaissance design reminiscent of Grolier bindings; spine, covers, cover edges and inner dentelles all gilt, all edges gilt and gauffered. Front wrappers bound in, the first with two soft creases. In a fitted box.

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