Collection of fine bookbindings by master binder Mogens Dichow Lund (6).
Carl-Henning Pedersen: Himlens Trompeter. Cph. Borgens Forlag. 1982. Illustrated in black and red and with 12 full page original litrographies in colour. Bound in dark green morocco. Bound with original wrappers. Covers inlaid with flames and gold thread, and gilded title on spine. In bookcase with red morroco spine and gilt title.
Carl-Henning Pedersen: Vesterhavets gyldne aner. Borgen. 1986. 40/500. Signed. With 12 woodcuts in colour. Bound in black morocco with inlaid decorations in grey, gold and red. With gilt title on front cover. In wooden slipcase.
St. St. Blicher: Trækfuglene. Naturconcert af Steen Steensen Blicher. With woodcuts by Johannes Larsen. Den danske Radeerforening. 1914. Bound in dark blue, brown and bordeaux morocco. With grey morocco bird-motifs inlaid. Gilding by Hagel Olsen. In slipcase.
Saxo: Danmarks Riges Krønike. Gyldendal, 1970. 3 vols. With woodcts by Sigurd Vasegaard. Bound in blindtooled red-brown morocco, with gilding on spine and housed in 3-part slipcase. Gilding by Hagel Olsen.
Also enclosed: Povl Christensen: 30 træsnit. 30 loose woodcuts, in bookcase. + Poul Vad: Hammershøi - Værk og Liv. Gyldendal. 1988. Bound in dark green morocco, with gilt spine. Inlaid with deep purple and gilded decorations on covers. Endpapers by Bindesbøll. Gilding by Hagel Olsen. In slipcase.
The bookbinder Mogens Dichow Lund is the third link in the chain of bookbinders after Anker Kyster (1864–1939). In 1975 Dichow took over the Kyster workshop from his predecessor Bent Andrée and continued the tradition of masterful danish bookbindings.
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