Gold & Books
Book Description
Printed at the Daedalus Press of Stoke ferry and Peter Bonser's Walmsley Press of Wigston, limited to 250 copies, signed by Rigby Graham, 8vo. (255x160x10mm), gold boards, stamped in gold, a.e.g., 29pp., fine, endpapers and text illustrated by Rigby Graham.
Dealer Notes
The first half of the book gives a brief account of the history and beating of gold; the second half describes its use on books.
A lively production “produced after five years of struggle”.
A lively production “produced after five years of struggle”.
Author
Penelope Holt & Edmond Thorpe
Date
1969
Binding
Gold paper boards
Publisher
Brewhouse Press, Wymondham
Illustrator
Rigby Graham
Condition
Fine
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