Chivers VELLUCENT BINDING / Marcus Aurelius / VELLUM Start Price GBP 450.00 Current Price GBP 450.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 03, 2008 End Time Monday, October 13, 2008 Location Edinburgh, Edinburgh (City of) See more about 'Chivers VELLUCENT BINDING / Marcus Aurelius / VELLUM' Description CHARITY BOOKS PLUS Raising Money for good Causes Throughout the World The XII Books of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus The Emperor Translated by George Long Published by George Bell and Sons, London, 1900 LIMITED EDITION - This is copy 245 from 325 copies printed for sale STUNNING VELLUCENT BINDING by CEDRIC CHIVERS of BATH Hand-painted boards covered in vellem and stamped with gilt ABOUT VELLUCENT BINDINGS A method of decorating (and protecting) a bookbinding using transparent vellum. The technique was developed by CEDRIC CHIVERS of Bath sometime around 1895, and was designed not only for the protection of leather bindings, but also to protect covers bearing coloured designs (usually pictorial) hand painted on paper, attached to the boards, and then covered with the vellum. The vellucent covering was suitable for highly decorative designs because of the possibility of further embellishments such as mother-of-pearl, shell, iridescent beetle wings etc, all of which were then covered and permanently protected by the vellum. The surface of the vellum itself could then be tooled in gold, further enhancing the entire effect. CONDITION This binding is in very good condition with the only fault being some warping to the boards (see second last picture) - no splitting or cracking to the vellum - the hinges are secure with no cracking - the handmade marble endpapers are in good condition - the front blank endpaper has a piece cut off the top edge (probably where the previous owner's name used to be) - the contents are all present and in very good condition - no foxing or tide-marks - overall this book is in wonderful condition and the arts and crafts binding is just superb - a true collectors item. if you would like further detail of condition then please feel free to phone our charity shop in Edinburgh - 0131 332 4911 - we are open 10am - 5pm Tuesday - Saturday. WE ARE LISTING ANOTHER 6 VELLUCENT / CHIVERS BINDINGS on EBAY - SEE OUR OTHER AUCTIONS POSTAGE UK - £6.50 / Europe £10.80 / US £13.50 IMAGES Place a Bid!