This is THE BOOK on Loveless Knives. It has HUGE pages (14" x 10") of full color incredible photographs taken by Francesco Pachi. It also has hundreds of important Loveless knives - limited editions, collaborations and one-of-a-kind knives. The book documents the various markings and history of Loveless knives. From the classic Loveless drop point hunter to the rare sub-hilt fighter this collectors book is a special addition to any knife lovers library. 'R.W. Loveless' is a 150 page PREMIUM hardbound book; this is a first edition with an inital printing of 1850 individually numbered books.
from the publisher:
'R.W. Loveless', the most important work ever published about Bob Loveless, is published in a unique and exclusive limited and numbered edition. This book has been assembled according to the wishes of Mr. Luigi Peppini who, in addition to being a collector, is a good friend of Bob Loveless. It represents a special recognition of 50 years of work by the greatest cutler in modern times, who created and invented the art of modern knifemaking in all its forms and designs.
The over 200 knives featured include never-seen-before, truly unique pieces, such as “the history of the Loveless brands, the 40-piece set for the 40th anniversary, etc. The book also has numerous one-of-a-kind knives, documents and first drafts, unpublished personal photographs, and designs for knives never created will be published for the first time.
This work offers unique documentation of Loveless' art and a detailed photographic tour of his work fascinating for anyone working in or studying knifemaking. The photographs of the knives were taken by Francesco Pachi, an artisan cutler and photographer. The graphic design and texts were done by Mirella Pachi. Paolo Saviolo is the editor. In all books, descriptions will be in English.
Limited-edition, numbered copies
Captions and descriptions in English
Imitlin cover with matte finish and embossed illustration
Hard Imitlin-covered slipcase
Classic opaque-glossy, 200-gram paper
More than 152 pages in 4+4 color plus gloss
More than 200 never-published-before photographs.
All photographs and text in this book are copyright reserved by the author and publisher. In the USA, because this book weighs 6+ lbs. it will cost extra when shipped via air services or USPS Priority Mail. International orders for this book will be shipped via US Postal Service - Priority Mail International for $40.00.
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