Georges Duchêne (1926-2012) (Moulin de LarroqueandMoulin de Pombié) fabricated the paper (vélin de cuve) especially for the project. The paper bears Duchêne’s watermark as well as a rough “tooth” (surface texture that grips the ink) and uneven deckled edges. With his semantic and t...
A 16mo of 6 1/2 by 4 1/4 inches with the leather at the head and heel of the spine worn down to the edges of the text block and with rubbing and light wear to the paper at the edges of the boards. There is a scrap piece of paper attached to the front paste down The city ...
and the deckled edges give a homemade, rugged look to the paper. Available in various sizes, this pad has excellent portability. Great for practicing oil painting techniques or stashing away 12 small masterpieces for safe-keeping, this pad is also 100 percent cotton and acid-free. ...
In the Bodleian Libraries Rare Books Collection is a yellowed, oatmeal-colored remnant of a linen casebound thing holding leaves of paper, some sharply trimmed, some with deckled edges, various colored single-sided prints tipped in between and amongst the folded and gathered leaves, a square hol...
It has a nice paperback cover with deckled edges, surely a lovely book to have. To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee (Harper Perennial) $14.95 That’s only nine titles I’ve listed, you say? Well, how about revisiting To Kill a Mockingbird? We’ve got a lovely paperback edition, and, ...
There is one other tool that Chinese publishers exploit to separate their books out from the masses of titles published every year – embellishments. Belly bands, spot UV, foil, deckled edges and embossing, which are used sparingly on Australian books, can appear all at once on a Chinese tit...
The titles are in deep blue ink on cream colored paper — complete with deckled edges on the pages. The woman who wrote that she is “phenomenal” is just that. This is a very handsome volume, with over 300 pages. Just holding it brings me joy, and reminds me of her distinguished ...
In the Bodleian Libraries Rare Books Collection is a yellowed, oatmeal-colored remnant of a linen casebound thing holding leaves of paper, some sharply trimmed, some with deckled edges, various colored single-sided prints tipped in between and amongst the folded and gathered leaves, a square hol...
The top, fore-edge and bottom edges are covered with very thin layer of gold foil. Age. The age of a book has very little to do with its value. The value of rare books is determined by demand, condition and edition. Obviously, valuable books may in fact, be old, but age is not...
“This is a thoroughly enjoyable book, with solid, believable characters, absorbing action, and sprawling scope. It's what I think of as '90s Epic Fantasy (mostly because of how many books like this I was devouring at the time) — fantasy that's figuring out its relationship to its own...