Henry Morris
The Bird & Bull Commonplace Book, 1971
North Hills: Bird & Bull Press
One of 255 copies.
3107
Quarto. 67pp. Contains some amusing essays on paper-making, and some paper samples, including two made 'with the cooperation of certain local wasps.' A brief history of printing gives credit to...
Quarto. 67pp. Contains some amusing essays on paper-making, and some paper samples, including two made "with the cooperation of certain local wasps." A brief history of printing gives credit to "a man named Gutenberg, probably a foreigner," who "wanted to make a good impression." A pocket inside the cover holds an unusual piece of Americana (a circular brass whorehouse check). Fine in quarter-cloth and marbled boards. In slipcase, which is toned at edges. Bookplate to front pastedown, prospectus laid in.
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