A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
Allgemeines Evangelisches Gesangbuch fur das Großherzogthum Heffen
Author:
Imprint Date:
1855
Publishing Colophon:
Darmstadt, 1855. Druck der L. C. Wittich’schen Hofbuchdruckerei.
Binding:
Half leather binding with embossed paper sides, tooling, personalization, and blockprinted pastedowns. All yellow textblock edges
Paper:
Brown surface-colored, diced embossed paper; three-color blockprint: yellow ground with red trailing floral and blue fine floral and dot pattern designs
Analysis:
Collector's Notes:
The tanned leather spine and corners are also diced, and it does require a second look to notice that it isn’t a full leather binding. The decorated paper flyleaves are not missing—the single decorated pastedown leaves are hooked around the first and last text sections and represent a further economy of materials.
Collection ID:
26.031