The feel of steel

the long version

Tomasko, Mark D. THE FEEL OF STEEL: THE ART AND HISTORY OF BANK NOTE ENGRAVING IN THE UNITED STATES. First edition. Newtown: Bird & Bull Press, 2009. 4to, original black quarter morocco with blue-gold Japanese cloth impressed with gilt on the upper cover; red morocco spine label, gilt. 177, (3) pages; mounted intaglio frontispiece vignette; 30 pages of stochastically printed illustrations, often in color; 10 mounted stochastically printed illustrations; 4 folding stochastically printed illustrations; 11 fine intaglio printed plates; 4 mounted intaglio printed illustrations, including samples; printed in blue and black. Fine. An exceptional example of fine printing from Henry Morris's Bull & Bird Press, which published several different numismatic works over the years. This spectacular volume includes a number of examples of intaglio printing, including bank note vignettes, as well as actual samples of bank notes and documents. Number 142 of only 150 copies printed by letterpress on Zerkall mold-made paper. Ex Cardinal Collection Library.