Gostling's Dictionary spine title

by George Gostling

$30,000 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

n.p., n.d. England, ca. 1780-1800. Large folio, unpaginated, but in excess of 800 pages, contemporary full diced calf, gilt-ruled borders, small fleurons on the corners, binder's ticket of Christian Samuel Kalthoeber, a German who operated a bindery in London from 1782-1808, an outstanding craftsman and was responsible for the introduction of a number of new binding styles Glaister's Glossary of the Book, p. 265 ; old red morocco label on spine reading

• Binding: Leather

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