Bookbinding, and the Care of Books: A Text-Book for Bookbinders and Librarians ( The Artistic Crafts Series of Technical Handbooks, Edited by W. R. Lethaby No. I )
London: John Hogg, 1901.
First Edition. Hardcover.
With Drawings by Noel Rooke and Other Illustrations.
A comprehensive discourse and manual on craft bookbinding.
Item #9014334-7/8 x 7-3/8”, quarter beige linen, green paper over boards, green endpapers, xii, 342pp, 10pp ads, specifications, glossary reproductions of bindings, index, frontis. illus., 120 text figures, 8 full-page collotypes.
Some soiling to spine, previous owner’s bookplate first free paste-down endpaper, a bit of bumping and wear to extreme corners, tight, square, very good.
Price: $125.00
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