Paper-mâché Bindings
2 works from the 1840s
£1,188
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 22 September 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
The Book of Common Prayer. London: George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1847. 12mo, elaborate black papier-mâché covers with floral and religious motifs, custom-made clamshell box; Humphreys, Henry Noel Parables of our Lord. London: Longman & Co., 1847. 12mo, 32 illuminated pages, elaborate black papier-mâché front and rear covers rebacked with morocco spine, text-block loose, custom-made clamshell box (2)