BURROUGHS, John.
The Writings of John Burroughs: Accepting the Universe.
Volume XXI of The Autograph edition of The Writings of John Burroughs; signed by John Burroughs and Houghton Mifflin and exquisitely bound by H. R. Johnson
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1921.
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Volume XXI of the Autograph edition of Burroughs' collected writings. Octavo, elaborately bound in full crushed levant morocco by H. R. Johnson with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling and large gilt cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt-ruled turn-ins, inner dentelles and full morocco doublures with gilt scrolling and cornerpieces, watered silk endleaves, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in, tissue guarded frontispiece portrait of Burroughs. Autograph edition signed by the author and publisher on the limitation page. In near fine condition. An exquisite binding.
H.R. Johnson was an English bookbinder active in Brighton during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Bindings bearing the stamp “Bound by H. R. Johnson, Brighton” are occasionally encountered on presentation copies and finely bound editions, often executed in full or half leather with gilt tooling. While Johnson does not appear to have achieved the prominence of London binders such as Riviere or Zaehnsdorf, his work reflects the strong regional tradition of fine binding that extended beyond the metropolitan centers. Brighton, with its affluent clientele and connections to the London book trade, provided a market for binders like Johnson who offered both durability and decorative appeal. Surviving examples of his bindings contribute to the wider study of provincial English bookbinding practices in the Victorian and Edwardian periods.
The Writings of John Burroughs: Accepting the Universe.
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