"300 copies of this book have been printed at the Bird & Bull Press on Green's hand made B & B paper. The text was composed in Van Dijck types by Mackenzie-Harris Corp. and the binding was done by E.G. Parrot. The plates and negatives were made by The Beck Engraving Co., and the marbled samples and cover papers were made by Richard J. Wolfe ...."--Page [81]., No. 31. Accompanied by: Prospectus (1 leaf)., and Translation of: Die Kunst des Marmorierens, oder, Die Herstellung von Buchbinder-Buntpapieren mit Wasserfarben auf schleimhaltigem Grund.
Publisher:
Bird & Bull Press,
Subject (Name):
Bird & Bull Press, publisher, Parrot, Gray, bookbinder., and Wolfe, Richard J., ill.
Advertisement in French for a hair salon pasted on back free endpaper. Spine of vol. repaired with green paper and written in ms.: Manual of conversation., Table of coins on back lining papers., and Thomas Hardy's copy. Signed in ms.: T. Hardy, 1 Arundel Terrace, Upper Tooting, England. Signed in ms.: Hardy, Wimborne, Dorset, England. Extensive ms. annotations by Hardy. Pasted on front pastedown: booklet with ms. annotations of translated phrases. Newspaper clipping about hotels in Europe pasted on t.p. Newspaper clipping about food prices in Europe pasted at end.
Publisher:
Karl Baedeker,
Subject (Name):
Hardy, Thomas,--1840-1928--Autograph., Hardy, Thomas,--1840-1928--Ms. notes., and Karl Baedeker (Firm)
"Dies Buch ist einer Auflage von 510 in der Presse numerierten Exemplaren von der Spamerschen Buchdruckerei in Leipzig im Jahre 1924 gedruckt worden. Die Holzschnitte wurden von den Originalstöcken abgezogen. Die gesamte Buchausstattung erfolgte nach Angabe des Künstlers, der auch Einband und Vorsatz in Holz schnitt. Nr. 1 bis 10 des Buches wurden auf Japanbütten abgezogen, in Ganzleder gebunden und vom Künstler eigenhändig signiert."--T.p. verso. and BEIN Zg20 H611 912Ub: No. 35.