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A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
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Title:
Gottlieb Wilhelm Rabeners Briefe
Author:
Weisse, C. F.
Imprint Date:
1773
Publishing Colophon:
Wien, gedruckt ben Joh. Thomas Edl. v. Trattnern, c. f. Hofbuchdructern und Buchhandlern. 1773.
Binding:
Full paste paper binding, lapped component. Untrimmed textblock edges.
Paper:
Crimson veined paste paper with directly impressed wavy diaper pattern and finger swirls.
Collector's Notes:
There seems to have been enough work put into this binding that calling it "temporary" would be dismissive, and yet the wild textblock edges definitely suggest that the book was intended to go back to the plough at some point.
Collection ID:
23.032
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