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Today well be looking at some covers to little women 1868. Currency all prices are in aud currency all prices are in aud. Leighton worked with many publishers, all of whom had london offices, or were. These bibles with decorative front covers and sometimes color pastedown illustrations were made of acidic cardboard with a pressedin leather grain. These include the king james version and the holman translation. Vintage book covers download free vectors, clipart.
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Among the english versions, a few different translations were common at that time. I decided to do another bad book covers entry to celebrate. The chief aim of this article is to identify and describe the signed cover designs by john leighton on books in the british library. Matching victorian heart quilts or victorian heart tabletop collections also are available. While many homemade or purchased bible covers are fabric or. This cover is from an old victorian scrap book and features gold lettering with trailing ivy, also done in gold. Isolated opened brown leather book cover with embossed the tree of life and star of david. Bohemia bible book cover small from vhc brands victorian heart. The book cover became more than just a protection for the pages, taking on the function of advertising, and communicating information about the text inside.
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