Augustine Tapa dura - 1979

Nashville, TN: Broadman Press, 1979. Leather Binding. Good/Published Without Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 416 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Published without dust jacket. Bound in red full leather. The gilt type face on the front board and spine are dulled and partially missing. This is the reason for the lower "good" rating. Five raised bands on the spine. Moire end papers. Gilt page edges. With built-in ribbon bookmark. This copy is one of a limited edition of two thousand. 1/2000. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

U.S.A.: Broadman Press. 1979. Hard Cover. Near Fine. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. . OFFICESW-This regular size hard cover is near fine; spine a bit faded, scratches to the top of the gilt page edges. Silk marker. red leather w/gilt titles. .