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A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
Neues Gesangbuch fur die Evangelisch-Lutherischen Gemeinden in den Hochfurstl. HessenCasselischen Landen
Author:
Imprint Date:
1785
Publishing Colophon:
Cassel, 1785. Gedruckt und zu haben in der Waisenhaus-Buckdruckerey.
Binding:
Full leather binding with block-printed endpapers. All gilt and gauffered textblock edges.
Paper:
Two-color blockprint: blue geometric squares design over yellow stripes
Collector's Notes:
Note two distinct but very similar endpapers used in the front and back of the binding. An economical trick by the binder or a genuine mistake?
Collection ID:
25.034
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