One of 225 copies. 4to., 38pp. Finely bound by James and Stuart Brockman in full vellum, upper cover tooled in gilt with repeat pattern of open book tool and floral starbust centered with circle of goatskin onlay within a lozenge outlined in wide gilt rules, several horizontal gilt and black rules, calligraphic spine title, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers by Louise Brockman, with original velvet lined, buckram box with gold lettering label. Boston, Anne and David Bromer, 1984.
Fine.
A beautiful example of a binding by father and son James and Stuart Brockman. ‘The design is based on the shape of the colophon with a specially made “open book” intaglio tool and a small scroll tool used to accentuate the rays radiating from the red onlays in the design.’
