[Fine Binding | Arts & Crafts] Cyrano de Bergerac E-List 13 Japan vellum covers over boards

Japan vellum covers over boards

with fleurons and gouges created an elaborate border around blind tooling from extending from the spine bands

and a poem by Mrs

Being a Boy

[Fine Binding | Arts & Crafts] Cyrano de Bergerac E-List 13 Japan vellum covers over boardsRostand, Edmond. Cyrano de Bergerac. London: Arthur Heinemann, 1919. Later printing Bound in dark blue crushed morocco, hand tooled in the Arts & Crafts style, with a large gilt floral diamond ornament to the covers, built up with gouges, two styles of leaf tool, and pointill. Each corner feature a smaller version of this ornament, connected with a gilt rule and small tri floral ornaments at regular intervals. Five bands to spine with title and author