FIRST EDITION SMALL OCTAVO FINELY BOUND IN FULL CALF MARBLED ENDPAPERS AND EDGES. FRONTIS. A TIGHTLY BOUND AND VERY CLEAN COPY OF THE SCARCE FIRST EDITION.
NEW HARDBACK IN DUSTWRAP. A HISTORY OF BRITISH TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY. THIS WORK CONCENTRATES ON THE EARLIER PERIODS TAKES US THROUGH TO STAINLESS STEEL IN THE EARLIER PARTS ON THE CENTURY. CONCENTRATING ON DESIGN AND ITS ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF EATING CUTLERY. WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS.
LIMITED TO 95 COPIES (THIS BEING NUMBER 16) ON OLD STYLE HAND-MADE PAPER SIGNED BY THE EDITOR W L RENWICK BOUND IN FULL LEATHER MARBLED ENDPAPERS T.E.G. ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE TO FRONT PASTEDOWN. A VERY NICE COPY.
EDITION DEFINITIVE. FROM THE OEUVRES COMPLETES. BOUND IN QUARTER LEATHER OVER MARBLED BOARDS TEG THREE RAISED BANDS MARBLED END PAPERS. A VERY NICE COPY. FRENCH TEXT.
TALL QUARTO LIMITED TO (500?) COPIES THIS BEING NUMBER 31 INITIALED AND NUMBERED BY LECHTER WHO WAS MUCH INFLUENCED BY WILLIAM MORRIS. THE FIFTH BOOK OF THE PRESS BOUND IN FULL COBALT BLUE MOROCCO WITH FOUR DARK BLUE SQUARE INLAYS TO THE CORNERS BORDERED WITH HEAVY GILT DESIGNS ALL EDGES GAUFFERED AND GILT. 6 BLANK PAGES 22 PAGES. THE FOUR PAGE DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK INITIALED BY LECHTER IS LOOSE (ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT THIS WAS ATTACHED TO THE BOOK – WAS IT PUBLISHED LOOSE?). THE LEATHER BLUE SPINE HAS FADED OTHERWISE VERY GOOD. A RARE WORK.