(Dr Arnold H., translator) Three Erfurt Tales 1497-1498, number 255 of 310 copies, illustrations, original cloth, gilt, 1962 § White Jr. (William, translator) A Babylonian Anthology, translated from Akkadian, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 200, this copy inscribed by the printer "For Donovan McCune - partly bound: for him to finish. H.M. 12/2/66" on colophon and with accompanying A.L.s. from Morris loosely inserted, colour illustrations, light staining to upper margin, 2 cuneiform labels (supplied with the book) mounted on rear pastedown, blue morocco-backed natural morocco (the natural morocco over the boards added later, presumably by McCune, the original binding was blue morocco-backed cloth), spine faded, light stain to upper cover, 1966 § Franklin (Colin, editor) Gordon Craig's Paris Diary 1932-1933, one of 350 copies, plates, 1983 § Middleton (Bernard C.) Recollections: My Life in Bookbinding, one of 200 copies, Newtown, Pa., 1995, the last two with prospectuses loosely inserted and in original morocco-backed boards, uncut, spines faded, slip-cases, [B & B A3, 6, 34 & 57], all but the last North Hills, Pa., Bird & Bull Press; and 5 others from the press, (B & B A26, 56, 59 and B6 & B7), v.s. (9)
(Dr Arnold H., translator) Three Erfurt Tales 1497-1498, number 255 of 310 copies, illustrations, original cloth, gilt, 1962 § White Jr. (William, translator) A Babylonian Anthology, translated from Akkadian, out-of-series copy from an edition limited to 200, this copy inscribed by the printer "For Donovan McCune - partly bound: for him to finish. H.M. 12/2/66" on colophon and with accompanying A.L.s. from Morris loosely inserted, colour illustrations, light staining to upper margin, 2 cuneiform labels (supplied with the book) mounted on rear pastedown, blue morocco-backed natural morocco (the natural morocco over the boards added later, presumably by McCune, the original binding was blue morocco-backed cloth), spine faded, light stain to upper cover, 1966 § Franklin (Colin, editor) Gordon Craig's Paris Diary 1932-1933, one of 350 copies, plates, 1983 § Middleton (Bernard C.) Recollections: My Life in Bookbinding, one of 200 copies, Newtown, Pa., 1995, the last two with prospectuses loosely inserted and in original morocco-backed boards, uncut, spines faded, slip-cases, [B & B A3, 6, 34 & 57], all but the last North Hills, Pa., Bird & Bull Press; and 5 others from the press, (B & B A26, 56, 59 and B6 & B7), v.s. (9)
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