The Norwich Jubilee (1859) - First Edition Printed on...
The Norwich Jubilee (1859) – First Edition Printed on Mummy Paper
A book printed on pages made from Egyptian mummy wrappings
First edition (1859) of The Norwich Jubilee printed on mummy paper.
Re-bound at a later date in full red cloth (percaline), complete with its folding color map and lithographs. With marbled edges. Originally issued in leather, cloth, or paper covers/wrappers.
This book traces the festivities of the bicentenary of Norwich in 1859 through its speeches, parades and local archives.
A 19th-century bibliophilic curiosity