MCLEISH, Peter (binder); LETHABY, William Richard.

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Westminster Abbey Re-Examined. First edition, presented in a gift binding for the wood carver Frederic Stuttig, with a calligraphic presentation inscription dated 1928 on the sixth binder's blank, signed over the next seven pages by forty of his fellow teachers at the London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts. The school was founded by the author of this work in 1896.The binding was done by Peter McLeish. Bookbinding classes were established at the school under Douglas Cockerell in 1897, and it swiftly became a renowned institution. In 1905, printing and typography classes followed, headed by J. H. Mason of the Doves Press. Other members of the Doves Press soon joined him, including McLeish who took over binding classes in 1907. All three men have signed this copy, alongside notable fellows such as John Farleigh, Dora Billington, Archibald Standish Hartrick, and Karl Parsons.Frederic Stuttig (1861-1947) was born in Paris and settled in London around 1891, working first as an antique furniture dealer. From the late 1890s he taught wood carving and gilding at the Central School and at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts. This fitting work, which champions British crafts and design, was part of his retirement gift, the inscription reading: "Frederic Stuttig, on his retirement from the Central School of Arts and Crafts. This and other books were presented by his Colleagues as a token of their sincere regard", the list of signatures ending, "To F. S. and V. S.", tha

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