{"product_id":"fine-binding-birmingham-guild-of-handicraft-henry-viii","title":"[Fine Binding | Birmingham Guild of Handicraft] Henry VIII","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePollard, A. F. \u003cem\u003eHenry VIII\u003c\/em\u003e. London, Paris, New York, and Edinburgh: Goupil \u0026amp; Co.; Manzi, Joyant \u0026amp; Co., successors, 1902. Limited to 1150 copies printed on fine paper, of which this is #139. With color frontispiece portrait of Henry VIII and numerous full-page plates, many after Holbein and other Tudor portraits. \u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in full sienna brown sealskin by the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft (signed “B·G·H” in gilt on the rear turn-in), with covers ruled in gilt with corner dots and small leaf tools extending from the hinges in the style of Douglas Cockerell. Spine with five raised bands, gilt-lettered in two compartments and gilt-tooled in the remaining compartments with leaf clusters and curved rules. Gilt-ruled borders with dark green endpapers, top edge gilt. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Birmingham Guild of Handicraft was founded in 1890 and became one of the important English Arts and Crafts workshops, producing metalwork, furniture, printing, and bookbindings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures approx. 10\" x 13\". Spotting to covers and light rubbing to edges, corners bumped. Darkened at spine, with some wear\/creasing to compartments and rubbing at spine bands. Some foxing to preliminaries and scattered foxing elsewhere, heaviest at the limitation page and frontis. Offsetting to endpapers. Silverfish damage to edges of pages 279-283.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Under the Hill Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46515097796804,"sku":null,"price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0461\/8328\/4899\/files\/DSC_0048_b4019fcf-37f6-4b2b-9b27-cf41c4edbca9.jpg?v=1787523076","url":"https:\/\/www.underthehillbooks.com\/products\/fine-binding-birmingham-guild-of-handicraft-henry-viii","provider":"Under the Hill Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}