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Henry Morris on Booksellers’ Tokens, with Examples

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Henry Morris on Booksellers’ Tokens, with Examples
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Morris, Henry. TRADE TOKENS OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS & BOOKMAKERS, WITH SPECIMENS OF ELEVEN ORIGINAL TOKENS STRUCK ESPECIALLY FOR THIS BOOK. Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 1989. 8vo, original blue levant quarter morocco; tan morocco spine label, gilt; housed with the token folder in a tan slipcase. 83, (3) pages; numerous plates and illustrations; accompanied by a folder containing 11 copper tokens. Fine. One of 300 copies printed on Arches paper. A handsome production. Of the eleven actual copper tokens included with this work, one was issued by Henry Morris, and ten by prominent book arts and bookselling firms, including George Frederick Kolbe.