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A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
Considerations sur les principales actions du Chrétien
Author:
Jean Crasset, R. P.
Imprint Date:
1724
Publishing Colophon:
A Brusselle, Chez François Foppens, au St. Esprit. M. D. CC. XXIV.
Binding:
Sewn textblock with a paste paper wrapper. Sewn hooked folio endpapers. Manuscript paper label on front cover.
Paper:
Multi-color quadrille-patterned veined paste paper
Collector's Notes:
One of the few books which might safely be called a “temporary binding”, the tawed thong sewing supports were left long and loose inside hooked endpaper folios, facilitating quick replacement of the cheaper wrapper with stiff boards without having to resew the textblock.
Collection ID:
26.006
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