The Mystique of Vellum

£4,500 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

Fine. A beautiful example of a binding by father and son James and Stuart Brockman. ‘The design is based on the shape of the colophon with a specially made “open book” intaglio tool and a small scroll tool used to accentuate the rays radiating from the red onlays in the design.’

• Year: 1984

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