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Morocco leather also known as levant, the french maroquin, or german saffian from safi, a moroccan town famous for leather is a soft, pliable form of leather widely used for gloves and the uppers of ladies shoes and mens low cut shoes, but traditionally associated with bookbindings, wallets, linings for fine luggage, and the like. These books were available only to people that signed up to the stephen king library, and were published by the book of the month club. Silver dolphin books silver dolphin books publishes awardwinning activity, novelty, and educational books for children. Leatherbound classics classic book series canterbury. Housed in a slipcase covered in textured light grey paper. Bookbinding is a specialized trade that relies on basic operations of measuring, cutting, and gluing. Cardozo on the law the legal classics library leather bound. The lord of the rings red book of westmarch leatherbound. The titles were bound in premium faux leather, with a hubbed spine, accented in gold, and bearing stephen kings signature in gold on the front board. Leather bound classics by thomas malory and stephanie lynn budin phd oct 1, 2015. Each heirloom is a collectors edition that can be treasured for generations. The term refers to a condition in which leather has degraded into a reddish powder. Some people collect antique leatherbound books for purely aesthetic reasons, using them as decorative objects to fill the shelves of a living room or study. English novels from 19702010, beautifully rebound into designer colors, patterns, styles, and textures.
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