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(Book About Vellum)

Parchment and Vellum.

Fahey, Herbert and Peter

Pearce, George C. (illus.)

San Francisco: Herbert and Peter Fahey, 1940. Octavo. (21)pp. One of 50 copies, signed by Herbert and Peter Fahey below the colophon. Frontispiece illustration by George C. Pearce. With six vellum and two parchment samples tipped-in. Beautifully printed within a border of blue lines and with opening initials of blue, highlighted with silver. A fine copy bound in vellum with gilt-rule decoration. Hint of wear to original slipcase of blue boards with spine label. A rare sample book with a marvelous essay on the history and uses of vellum. Item #32125

Price: $4,500.00