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A Sample of Unexpected Design in Paper Bindings of Antique Pamphlets

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I wish that I had been keeping track of (pre-1900) pamphlet cover designs over the 30-year period that I have been dealing professionally with books. There have been so many designs that have popped up with very unexpected flavors that I think an entire exhibition could be made of them. This idea was brought home--again--with this beautiful cover for an 1825 pamphlet:

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