The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution presented with a monograph by Thornwillow Press, 1993, limited edition, this being numbered 25. Full goatskin binding in clam-shell box. Signed by Mr. Burger and book designer and producer Luke Ives Pontifell. 4 to. Chief Justice Warren Burger. In a time of great international upheaval, Justice Burger focuses our attention on the formation and ongoing historic impact of Americas guarantee of freedom. The Bill of Rights was set in Monotype Centaur and Arrighi by Michael and Winifred Bixler. It was printed letterpress directly from the type on paper handmade especially for the edition in Moravia, in the Czech Republic. It is the first title to bear the Thornwillow watermark. The edition is limited to 330 copies--150 bound in moroccan goatskin, 180 in quarter morocco and handmade paper. Both bindings were hand-crafted by Miroslava and Lubomir Krupka. Each copy is individually numbered, and the full moroccan copies are signed by Chief Justice Burger. This being numbered 25. Fine. Top of bookcase.
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