Bode

1913 · ref. 199201 — Berlin Germany: Julius Bard 1913. Leather bound. Good- ex-libris/library to front pastedown. lacking leather spine; repaired w/ binding tape; tape is very secure. hinges splitting/cracking; repair appears to have been performed at sometime w/ yellow replacement pastedowns & endpapers; boards firm. leather boards scuffed & scratched w/ deep rubbing to edges; white stain blotch to center of back board. darkening to texblock edges. oversized leather boards w/ fine gilt borders brown binding tape spine. approx 360 pgs w/ bw plates. top edge gilt. Appears to be of 'Edition De Luxe' but numbered outside of the 20 resevered for sale; this copy being 52. Handmade paper remains bright with instances of fine tanning to edges; scattered marks smudges. Foxing appears minimal. Ink-ghosting to descriptive pages from opposing plates. 85 plates with descriptive pages. Approximately 12lbs of shipping. Julius Bard hardcover