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52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings, Week 33: a 19th century gem designed by John Leighton

Another 19th century beauty makes it to the bindings list this week: the 1863 photo-illustrated edition of Sir Walter Scott’s The lady of the lake. This book is wonderfully bound in blind stamped green fabric with a…

Date
27 January 2012
Category
Bindings

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