Foreword by Terance McKenna.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1995).
First edition, first printing.
First printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page, ISBN to the rear band.
SIGNED by the painter, graphic artist, and world renowned artful bookbinding creator to a specially created 1985 illustrated half-title plate.
Quality book production with coated stock pages and high contrast color art plates.
A rich, detailed, illustrated history of Ely's specially created 1985 one-of-a kind book and art bookbinding, created from a journey into natural ancient Egyptian history, language, energies, and culture.
The descriptive, annotated, binding instructive art plates are followed by an interview with Timothy Ely by Steven Clay.
A quality hardcover first edition in well-preserved, SIGNED, giftable condition.
Fine, square and firm in brown leatherette with gilt embossed Egyptian symbols, over color illustrated boards with gilt embossed titles to the covers and to the spine, brown headband and tail-band, illustrated end-papers; with a rear cover slip-on, printed, translucent band, still un-opened, with color illustrated seal still intact; no dust jacket as issued.
Folio: 14.25" X 11.25"; 176 pages; select bibliography; glossary of terms and concepts.
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