150
150
1903
full leather-bound book with gilding, Japan vellum, silk 11⅝ h × 8 w × ½ d in (30 × 20 × 1 cm)
full leather-bound book with gilding, Japan vellum, silk 11⅝ h × 8 w × ½ d in (30 × 20 × 1 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $9,450
Binding of the present work was used by Kinder as the frontispiece in his book, Formula For Bookbinders, as an example of his abilities.
Binding designed and executed by Louis Kinder. Hand-illumined by Harriet Robarge. Signed and numbered to limitation page ‘16 Elbert Hubbard illumined by Harriet Robarge’. This work is number 16 from the edition of 50 printed by The Roycroft Shop, East Aurora, New York. Sold with a presentation box.
literature: On a High Shelf: Roycroft Books and Bookmakers, Ogle, pg. 202 illustrates this example
This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.