A Proverbial Book
$150.00
A selection of proverbs are amusingly paired with hand-colored illustrations from a 1930s vocabulary primer. The text is letterpress printed with photopolymer plates on Fabriano Medievalis. Based on a medieval structure, the book is sewn on cords and covered in Brazilwood-dyed chamois and closes with a brass clasp. Each cover varies both in dye color, and vintage cigarette cards from a series of proverbs.
3.75 x 5.5"
Varied edition of 40.