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JONES (Owen) The Preacher, Illuminated by Owen Jones, Longman, 1849, large 8vo, chromolithographed throughout in colours and gold, ink names dated 1861 and 1870 to preliminary blank, slight worming to inside of both boards and blank leaves, slight foxing, all edges gilt, original "carved" wooden binding by Edmonds & Remnants, [achieved by burning in the pattern on to wooden boards, resulting in a high-relief binding], black morocco spine (ends frayed) with embossed lettering, covers slightly bowed Footnote: McLean, Victorian Publishers' Book-Bindings, p.31, also Design (2nd edition), pp.93-95. This is the only book cover known to have been produced by this process.

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