[Vale Press] A Defence of the Revival of Printing E-List 36 Slate grey wrappers with faded

Slate grey wrappers with faded title in metallic gold to the front cover

with rectangular frame of tulips

Pont's small bookplate to front pastedown

Other than some bookplate residue to the front pastedown and a few very minor spots of rubbing to the spine bands

Three proofs of Plate II

[Vale Press] A Defence of the Revival of Printing E-List 36 Slate grey wrappers with fadedRicketts, Charles. A Defence of the Revival of Printing. London: Ballantyne Press for Hacon & Ricketts [The Vale Press], 1899. One of 250 copies. Printed on Arnold handmade paper. Woodcut illustration and border, initial, and press device, including full pictorial first page, by Ricketts. Printed with Vale Fount of type designed by Ricketts. Bound in light brown calf with dual gilt ruled borders to both covers, featuring gouged diamonds in the center