The Bill of Rights: America's Guarantee of Human Rights; The World's Example of Freedom
New York; West Stockbridge; Prague: Thornwillow Press, 1993. Limited edition. Leather Bound. SIGNED by designer. Quarto [31.5 cm] Full brown moroccan goatskin with raised bands and "W. E. B." in gilt on the spine. Double gilt ruled borders on the boards. Top edge gilt. Patterned endpapers. The paper was handmade at Velke Losiny in Moravia especially for this edition and is the first sheet to bear a Thornwillow Press watermark. Multiple light scratches to the surface of the boards. Pages very slightly wavy. Housed in a black linen, suede-lined clamshell with occasional mild scratching to the surface, light scuffing along the bottom edges, and a small nick to the bottom edge. The edges are also a bit dust soiled. Letter from the publisher tucked in. Very Good. Item #71632
The book was designed and produced under the direction of Luke Ives Pontifell. Number 59 in an edition of 150 copies bound in full moroccan goatskin. The overall edition is limited to 330 copies (copies 151 to 330 have been bound in quarter morocco). Signed by Luke Ives Pontifell on the limitation page.
"This edition is a wonderful immortalization of one of the most important documents in history. Warren Burger, former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court eloquently describes the immense significance of the Bill of Rights, as well as explaining some of the history behind its creation." - Thornwillow Press.
Price: $750.00