James Sumner
The Mysterious Marbler, 1976
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press
From an edition of "approximately 250 copies," this is Richard Wolfe's copy, signed by him on the front flyleaf.
2951
Octavo. 70pp. Sumner's manual, first published in 1854, is full of very specific recipes. This is the first of Bird & Bull's excellent books on marbling. With an Introduction, Notes,...
Octavo. 70pp. Sumner's manual, first published in 1854, is full of very specific recipes. This is the first of Bird & Bull's excellent books on marbling. With an Introduction, Notes, and eleven marbled samples by Richard J. Wolfe. Fine in handsome marbled boards backed in gilt-titled morocco, with Mylar dust jacket. Prospectus tipped in. Bookplate to front pastedown.
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