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A history of the art of bookbinding. With some account of the books of the ancients (1894)

Brassington, William Salt, 1859-1939, Hannett, John, 1803-1893 · London, E. Stock · leaf 269

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) But yet I have them (my books) in great reverence,And honour, saving them from filth and ordure;By often brusshing, and much diligence,Full goodly bounde in pleasaunt coverture v^Z^5^?>/;7?sV, W7rs//////sS//S//Z2Z … UDALLS SERMONS (LONDON, IS96). ARMS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH EMBROIDERED ON THE BINDING. ENGLISH ROYAL BINDINGS. 217 Of damas, sattin, or els of velvet pure: I keep them sure, fearing least they should be lost, For in them is the cunning wherein I me boast. : The various extracts already given prove that…

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