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Albert, Neale M. THE NEALE M. ALBERT COLLECTION OF MINIATURE DESIGNER BINDINGS.
New York The Grolier Club 2006 9 x 11 inches hardcover, slipcase 212 pages
With photographs from Tom Grill, this book features miniature designer bindings from the collection of Neal M. Albert. Containing more than 7,000 color illustrations, the book covers all styles of bindings including traditional, variations, geometric, abstract, representational, gems, flora & fauna, lettering, diminutive, and experimental. The designer, year, dimensions, and a small description accompany the photos of each listed binding. Including opening essays by Patricia Juvelis and Neale M. Albert, this book reflects an entire world of fine bindings. Although small in size, these bindings showcase great exuberance and elegance.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 106665

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Austin, Gabriel THE LIBRARY OF JEAN GROLIER: A PRELIMINARY CATALOGUE.
New York The Grolier Club 1971 8.5 x 11 inches hardcover 137 pages
Jean Grolier can be considered a window to the history of French culture. He was interested in Italian and French scholarship, music and publications, antiquarian books, book collecting, and more. The Grolier Club has been named after this "prince of bibliophiles." This book is a groundbreaking study of the legendary bibliophile and patron of printing. Colin Eisler provides an informational and historical introductory study on Jean Grolier and the Renaissance that includes a full-page color illustration of Grolier's Painted Arms and Emblematic Device. It also contains eight full-page black-and-white illustrations including an Italian plaquette binding and various forms of Grolier's signature.

The bibliography includes books and essays that discuss Grolier bindings in different collections, in addition to contemporary references to Jean Grolier. The extensive catalogue lists books from the library of Jean Grolier, providing author, title, editor, imprint, size, provenance, booksellers, catalogues of private libraries and auction sales, and catalogues of institutional libraries. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author, Greek authors are listed in their English form, Roman authors in Latin form, and others in their colloquial form. The book was designed by Greta Franzen and printed by the Halliday Lithograph Corporation.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 106587

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BIBLIO, EXPLORING THE WORLD OF BOOKS
Eugene, OR Aster Publishing Corporation 1998 4to. paper wrappers. 80 pages.
VOLUME 3, NO.6, JUNE 1998. IN THIS ISSUE: D. Lobban on Aldus Manutius, P. Cuneo on Johnson and Garrick, D. Porter on the Hogarth Press and its proprietors, Virginia and Leonard Woolf, R. Meador on bookstores in Ann Arbor, N. Basbanes on the Archive of the Indies and the Biblioteca Columbina in Seville, R. Young on miniature books, AND MUCH MORE.
Price: $ 4.95 other currencies Order nr. 52956

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(Bird & Bull Press) Campbell, Gregor R. SON OF THE BOOKBINDER, WITH AN APPENDIX SHOWING SAMPLES OF SOME OF THE FINEST BOOKCLOTHS MANUFACTURED TODAY
Newtown, PA Bird & Bull Press 2004 8vo. full cloth imported from Japan, leather spine label with the appendix volume containing the cloth samples bound in a different fine cloth, both enclosed in a cloth-covered slipcase 81,(3); pages; appendix volume has five heavy board leaves on which are mounted the samples.
Limited to only 170 numbered copies printed on Frankfurt Mouldmade paper in Bell types composed by Michael and Winifred Bixler, bound by the Campbell-Logan Bindery and printed by hand by Henry Morris at his Bird & Bull Press. The fascinating story of edition binding in America seen through the eyes of the son and eventual owner of Allan Campbell's bookbinding business. Greg describes how the library binding and edition binding business has changed over the last 50 years through the mechanization of a business that had changed very little since the times of Gutenberg. Also mentioned are aspects of exhibition binding and restoration. There are interesting peeks at some of the noted fine binders, private press owners and other edition binders practicing over the last 50 years including Henry Morris, Harry Duncan, Gerry Lange, George Baer, Bill Anthony and many others. The book ends with a description of the fancy cloth import business that regularly has supplied the cloth for private press printers in America. The appendix volume contains 60 actual samples of these cloths imported from Japan, Holland, Germany and Italy. Sample portfolios of such bookcloths are costly to produce and are usually restricted to binders or publishers. The appendix offers a rare look at a collection of some of the finest book cloths made today. This book is sure to be of interest to anyone who collects press books or is interested in the development of this form of bookbinding.
Price: $ 450.00 other currencies Order nr. 75980

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(Bookbinding) Bennett, Stuart TRADE BOOKBINDING IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1660-1800
New Castle and London Oak Knoll Press and the British Library 2004 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket 176 pages
First edition. This book is the first illustrated guide to this complex and controversial subject. In 1930, in The Evolution of Publishers' Binding Styles, Michael Sadleir declared that "the bookseller-publisher of the decades from 1730 to 1770 issued his books either in loose quires, or stitched, or a most in a plain paper wrapper." This view is still generally accepted. Bennett, however, presents new documentary and visual evidence that books were predominantly sold ready-bound in sheep, calf, and goat as well as boards and wrappers. Over 200 color illustrations show what these bindings looked like, and how their styles evolved. Co-published with the British Library.
Price: $ 85.00 other currencies Order nr. 75432

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(Bookbinding) EARLY AMERICAN BOOKBINDINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MICHAEL PAPANTONIO
Worcester American Antiquarian Society 1985 small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xx, 120 pages.
Revised edition. An excellent exhibition catalogue and one of the best guides to the subject. Identification of binding tools is provided when known. With contributions by Nicolas Barker and Marcus McCorison.
Price: $ 27.50 other currencies Order nr. 32006

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(Bookbinding) Etherington, Don BOOKBINDING & CONSERVATION: A SIXTY-YEAR ODYSSEY OF ART AND CRAFT
Foreword by Bernard Middleton New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2010 8.5 x 11 inches hardcover, dust jacket 180 pages
This new autobiography by renowned bookbinder Don Etherington takes the reader through his lifelong journey of bookbinding and conservation. Etherington documents his experiences teaching these trades and traveling throughout Europe and to the United States. He tells of his generous contribution to the conservation effort in Florence, Italy, following the great flood that caused incredible damage to thousands of books. Bookbinding and Conservation is a unique account of the personal and professional life of this important figure in the world of binding and conservation. Etherington's memoirs contain numerous personal photographs that richly illustrate his story. The autobiography is followed by a pictorial catalogue of many of Etherington's fine bindings. This book is an excellent pick for anyone interested in bookbinding and the lives of major bookbinders.

Don Etherington began bookbinding at the age of thirteen as a student at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and later went on to study bookbinding and design at the London School of Printing. Since then, he has held positions at the Biblioteca Nazionale in Florence, The Library of Congress, the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin, and Information Conservation, Inc. In 1982, he co-authored with Matt Roberts Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, the first comprehensive attempt to compile terminology from all the bookmaking and conservation fields. More recently, he received honorary membership awards from the American Institute for Conservation and the Guild of Book Workers. His work can be found in collections worldwide.
Price: $ 49.95 other currencies Order nr. 102815

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(Bookbinding) Etherington, Don BOOKBINDING & CONSERVATION: A SIXTY-YEAR ODYSSEY OF ART AND CRAFT
Foreword by Bernard Middleton New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2010 8.5 x 11 inches unbound signatures ready for binding 180 pages
This new autobiography by renowned bookbinder Don Etherington takes the reader through his lifelong journey of bookbinding and conservation. Etherington documents his experiences teaching these trades and traveling throughout Europe and to the United States. He tells of his generous contribution to the conservation effort in Florence, Italy, following the great flood that caused incredible damage to thousands of books. Bookbinding and Conservation is a unique account of the personal and professional life of this important figure in the world of binding and conservation. Etherington's memoirs contain numerous personal photographs that richly illustrate his story. The autobiography is followed by a pictorial catalogue of many of Etherington's fine bindings. This book is an excellent pick for anyone interested in bookbinding and the lives of major bookbinders.

Don Etherington began bookbinding at the age of thirteen and later went on to study bookbinding and design at the London School of Printing. He became Training Officer and Assistant Restoration Officer at the Library of Congress in 1970. More recently, he received honorary membership awards from the American Institute for Conservation and the Guild of Book Workers. His work can be found in collections worldwide.

Also available in hardcover.
Price: $ 24.95 other currencies Order nr. 104070

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(Bookbinding) Fogelmark, Staffan FLEMISH AND RELATED PANEL-STAMPED BINDINGS, EVIDENCE AND PRINCIPLES.
New York Bibliographical Society of America 1990 4to. cloth. xviii, 252 pages.
Ever since W. H. James Weale laid the foundations for the scholarly study of panel-stamped bindings in 1894, it has been universally assumed that the stamps were hand-engraved, and thus, that each panel was a unique artifact. However, Fogelmark discovered that virtually everything written since Weale's study has been based on a fundamental mistake. In Fogelmark's search for literature on blind panels, he had not been able to find a single item dealing with the all-important questions of production and technique. Fogelmark believes that one must understand the nature of the panel stamp and the basic rules that guided its use before discussing matters of attribution and iconography. He now presents decisive evidence that panel stamps were cast in metal rather than hand engraved and were often produced in multiple copies for wide distribution. Identical stamps could be used concurrently in different shops, different cities and even different countries. Fogelmark's research is based on many years research in a large number of European libraries and a detailed study of various technical and artistic features of the panels. This is a distinguished and highly original contribution to bookbinding history, which greatly extends knowledge of the late medieval booktrade. An exciting work, handsomely produced at The Stinehour Press.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 32487

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(Bookbinding) Foot, Mirjam M. BOOKBINDERS AT WORK: THEIR ROLES AND METHODS
London and New Castle The British Library and Oak Knoll Press 2006 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 171 pages.
First edition. The role of the bookbinder in the production of saleable books and the significance of the binding in all its details, both structural and decorative, have often been disregarded or marginalised by bibliographers. In this book, Dr. Mirjam Foot sets out to reverse the trend by establishing working binders, and their materials and tools as an essential part of the production cycle. She reveals the inadequacy of bibliographical descriptions that lack essential binding information.
Price: $ 59.95 other currencies Order nr. 87274

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(Bookbinding) Foot, Mirjam M. (editor) ELOQUENT WITNESSES, BOOKBINDINGS AND THEIR HISTORY
New Castle and London Oak Knoll Press, The Bibliographical Society and The British Library 2004 large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 328 pages.
First edition. This work is a collection of well-written essays that demonstrates the change in direction the study of bookbinding has taken. Much of the work is based on observation of bookbinding techniques and materials, as well as a close study of decorative tools and the ways in which these were used to reflect the styles and fashions of their day.
The place of the binder in the whole network of the book trade is also discussed against the wider cultural and political background in which books, as vehicles that carried ideas forward, are the visible, creditable and eloquent witnesses. This volume of essays is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Phiroze Randeria.
Contributors to the book include Giles Barber, Carmen Blacker, Christian Coppens, Mirjam Foot, David Pearson, Nicholas Pickwoad, Nicholas Poole-Wilson, Esther Potter, Jan Storm van Leeuwen and Marianne Tidcombe. With 101 black-and-white and 8 color plate pages. Co-published with The Bibliographical Society and The British Library.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 76293

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(Bookbinding) Foot, Mirjam M. THE HENRY DAVIS GIFT: A COLLECTION OF BOOKBINDINGS (VOL. III).
Volume III: A Catalogue of South-European Bindings New Castle, Delaware and London Oak Knoll Press and The British Library 2010 8.5 x 10.75 inches cloth with leather spine label. 528 pages
This much anticipated third and final volume of The Henry Davis Gift focuses on South and East European fine bindings, with additional sections on Oriental and American bindings. It includes many new identifications, and owners and binders are discussed comprehensively. Not only have the decorative features of every binding been described and illustrated, details of structure have also been described, and consequently, it is now possible to compare and contrast bookbinders' practices in the various countries, as evident from this splendid collection of fine bindings.

Although this volume focuses on Southern Europe, it also includes bindings from the Middle East, Mexico, and the United States. Two bindings overlooked in Volume II are also included. Similar to Volume II, this volume has been arranged according to country, and then further organized chronologically. In the introduction, Foot explains how her views and methods have changed, and as a result, she has altered specific descriptions and structural elements. The text also contains two indices: of binders and of owners. This is an invaluable book for all academic libraries, for antiquarian booksellers, for collectors and for all interested in the history of the book.

Mirjam Foot is Professor Emeritus of Library and Archive Studies at University College, London; she was formerly Director of Collections and Preservation at the British Library. Her publications include: The Henry Davis Gift Volumes I & II (1978 & 1983), Eloquent Witness: Bookbindings and their History (Oak Knoll Press, The Bibliographical Society and The British Library 2004), and Bookbinders at Work, their Roles and Methods (Oak Knoll Press and The British Library 2006).

Available outside North and South America from The British Library.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 102273

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(Bookbinding) Foot, Mirjam M. THE HENRY DAVIS GIFT: A COLLECTION OF BOOKBINDINGS (VOL. II).
Volume II: A Catalogue of North-European Bindings. London The British Library (1983) 8.5 x 10.75 inches cloth with leather spine label. 368 pages.
First edition. The Henry Davis Gift, A Collection of Bookbindings, Volume II covers bindings made in the British Isles, the Netherlands (including Belgium), Germany, Austria and Denmark. There are 368 entries, arranged by country of origin, as well as chronologically, with excellent bibliographical notes on each binding and the binders who executed them. Each entry consists of a header, the author, title and imprint of the book, a brief description of the binding, its provenance, and references, comparative material, literature, and notes when available. The headings also provide the place and date the book was bound and the name of the binder and first owner if known.

Fully described and illustrated, the entries depict the kind of leather or covering material used, types of boards including paste board, pulp board, mill board, straw board, etc, spines, edges, doublures, leather joints, decorated end-papers, and the style of tooling. Also included is an introduction, list of locations, list of books and articles referred to, and indices of the binders and owners.

This second volume of The Henry Davis Gift is a reference to be used by binding historians, librarians, booksellers, collectors, and other book lovers who are interested in identifying undetermined bindings.
Price: $ 140.00 other currencies Order nr. 104824

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(Bookbinding) French, Hannah D. BOOKBINDING IN EARLY AMERICA.
Worcester American Antiquarian Society 1986 4to. cloth. xxiv, 230 pages.
First edition. Contains previously published and unpublished works by Hannah French. Articles on Andrew Barclay, an early Boston binder, Henry B. Legg, Caleb Buglass, a Philadelphia binder, John Roulstone's Harvard bindings, and Thomas Jefferson's last binder, Frederick August Mayo. Also contains catalogues of bookbinding tools by Willman Spawn. Foreword by Marcus A. McCorison. Many illustrations.
Price: $ 49.95 other currencies Order nr. 38017

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(Bookbinding) Frigge, Karli. LEATHER BOOKS, AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK.
(Joppe, Netherlands K. Frigge 1997) tall large 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. 3-90, (2) pages.
Limited to 415 copies, including 370 in this binding. In this illustrated handbook expert bookbinder Karli Frigge explains two methods of binding in leather based on sewing the gatherings onto leather thongs, which are in turn drawn through boards. With 75 drawings; "intended for advanced bookbinders." Some of the processes illustrated (making a headcap, backing a spine, making a hollow, sewing, gluing) are more widely applicable in binding.
Price: $ 58.00 other currencies Order nr. 53163

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(Bookbinding) Greenfield, Jane ABC OF BOOKBINDING, A UNIQUE GLOSSARY WITH OVER 700 ILLUSTRATIONS FOR COLLECTORS AND LIBRARIANS
New Castle, Delaware and Nottingham, England Oak Knoll Press and the Plough Press 2002 8.5 x 11 inches hardcover, dust jacket 180 pages
Reprint of the first edition of 1997. For the first time, Jane Greenfield has provided a unique glossary of terms, styles, structures, and names related to conservation and bookbinding through the ages illustrated with over 700 line drawings. Locating accurate descriptions of bookbindings from various periods has previously been frustrating for those who work with rare and antiquarian books, especially conservators, librarians, book collectors and antiquarian book specialists. However, this frustration will abate as Greenfield's work takes place alongside John Carter's ABC For Book Collectors as well as Don Etherington's and Matt T. Roberts' Bookbinding and Conservation of Books. Ms. Greenfield, a master in the field of bookbinding and conservation, examines the book's development from the earliest periods and in different places. She has provided names and drawings for almost every conceivable part of the book as well as a multitude of styles, bindings, and decorations. She literally takes apart the structure of the book and illustrates the many and varied facets and definitions that clearly outline the historical development of the book's structures and styles.
Price: $ 49.95 other currencies Order nr. 49915

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(Bookbinding) Greenfield, Jane and Jenny Hille HEADBANDS, HOW TO WORK THEM
New Castle Oak Knoll Press 2008 6 x 9 inches paperback 96 pages
Paperback edition. Third printing of the second, revised and corrected edition. The resurgence of interest in hand bookbinding has led to the publication of countless practical manuals on the subject. These manuals tend to provide an outline of the basic bookbinding techniques but do little to provide detailed information on specific aspects of the craft. A topic which is often overlooked is how to create headbands - those decorative bands of silk or cotton which can be found fastened inside the top (and sometimes also the bottom) of the spine of a book.
Now, at last, two experienced hand bookbinders have produced an easy to use, step-by-step guide showing how to create fourteen different styles of headbands. Separate chapters are devoted to each headband with all the necessary materials and equipment listed at the beginning. Each step is clearly illustrated by an accompanying diagram, and all the instructions have been tried out on students of the craft and perfected at the bench so that the easiest and simplest method is presented. Written for both beginners and experienced binders alike, Headbands has established itself as one of the classic manuals for the hand bookbinder.
Price: $ 14.95 other currencies Order nr. 43018

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(Bookbinding) Greenfield, Jane THE CARE OF FINE BOOKS.
New York Skyhorse Publishing 2007 8vo paper wrappers 154 pages
New edition with foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes. Here is a concise and readable handbook on how to care for any book of value. For collectors, librarians, and curators, this work is an elegant summation of their responsibilities and techniques. Sections include a brief history of book-construction methods, a discussion of the nature of fine books and their component materials, and thorough advice on the storage and handling of books, securing a collection against fire, flood, theft, or other mishap; and the cleaning and repair of books. Well-illustrated with over 200 line illustrations.
Price: $ 12.95 other currencies Order nr. 104585

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(Bookbinding) Haebler, Konrad ROLLEN-UND PLATTENSTEMPEL DES XVI. JAHRHUNDERTS. UNTER MITWIRKUNG VON DR. ILSE SCHUNKE.
2 volumes in one. (Mansfield Centre Martino Fine Books 2008) thick 8vo. cloth. xi,518 pages with 2 plates; (vi),480 pages with 8 plates.
Reprint of the two-volume first edition published by Otto Harrassowitz in Leipzig in 1928-1929. Study of the binding tools used on various 16th-century books. Thousands of rolls and stamps are described, as are their users and manufacturers. Important book.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 59546

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(Bookbinding) Hinckley, C.T. A DAY AT THE BOOKBINDERY OF LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, & CO.
New Castle Oak Knoll Books 1988 8vo. stiff paper wrappers printed in two colors. (16) pages.
Reprint of the 1852 magazine article which had appeared in Godey's Magazine with a foreword by Robert Fleck. One of the best references to what a trade binding house looked like in the middle of the 19th century. Enhanced by 17 illustrations by Hinckley showing various scenes in the bindery. The fifth Christmas book issued by Oak Knoll.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 23227

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(Bookbinding) King, Edmund M.B. VICTORIAN DECORATED TRADE BINDINGS 1830-1880.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2003 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 347 pages.
First edition. This ground-breaking study deals with the creative explosions of book cover designs in Victorian Britain from 1830 to 1880. Due to new technical developments many practitioners such as Owen Jones, Walter Crane and John Leighton broke new ground in artistic styling. Edmund King, Head of the Newspaper Archives at the British Library, describes and indexes over 750 books with great detail. Many covers are beautifully illustrated in full color or black-and-white. This volume is an essential reference work for students of Victorian art as well as 19th-century publishing and binding practices. This work has 210 illustrations. Co-published with The British Library. Sales rights: North and South America, available elsewhere, The British Library.
Price: $ 98.00 other currencies Order nr. 71826

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(Bookbinding) Lhotka, Edward R. ABC OF LEATHER BOOKBINDING: A MANUAL FOR TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2005 large 8vo. Paperback. 142 pages. Illus.
First Edition. This work is an illustrated manual that shows step-by-step the art and science of fine leather bookbinding. The author learned the ancient craft from one of England's foremost binders, Alfred de Sauty. In this important work, he takes the reader through the intricacies of traditional leather binding. SALES RIGHTS: Worldwide except in the UK; available in the UK from The British Library.
Price: $ 19.95 other currencies Order nr. 79690

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(Bookbinding) Lindsay, Jen105519 FINE BOOKBINDING: A TECHNICAL GUIDE
New Castle, Delaware, and London Oak Knoll Press and The British Library 2009 9 x 9.75 inches paperback 216 pages
The purpose of this book is to guide the reader through the sequence of operations involved in creating a book bound in leather, or a "fine binding." The author defines a fine binding as a book fully covered in leather, with leather-jointed endpapers, gilt edges, and leather doublures. Although a basic knowledge of bookbinding terms and techniques is assumed, this book is meant for both novice and experienced bookmakers.

The book is intended to be used as an active guide during the process of fine binding. It is arranged into sixteen sections, listing the sequence of operations, beginning with preliminary work and ending with preparing and putting in leather doublures. Each section includes appropriately numbered instructions allowing the user to find his or her place in the sequence of operations with a reference for what step is next. There are also numbered explanatory sections that include a rationale (why you do it) and technique (how you do it). The work includes close to 300 black and white illustrations, four appendices, and a bibliography.

Jen Lindsay is a bookbinder with extensive experience in teaching, lecturing, and writing on bookbinding and the history of the book. She first studied bookbinding at Camberwell School of Art and Crafts, London (1977-1979), and then worked as a freelance bookbinder. She was a bookbinding tutor and Program Convener for the BA Bookbinding and BA Calligraphy programs at Roehampton Institute, West London (1983-2001) and then bookbinding tutor at The City Literary Institute, London (2001-2005).

Sales Rights: North and South America; available elsewhere from The British Library.
Price: $ 59.95 other currencies Order nr. 102152

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(Bookbinding) Marks, P.J.M. BEAUTIFUL BOOKBINDINGS: A THOUSAND YEARS OF THE BOOKBINDER'S ART
New Castle & London Oak Knoll Press & The British Library 2011 8.5 x 11 inches hardcover, dust jacket 190 pages
As a craft of more than 2,000 years, the art of bookbinding has been overlooked in history. Primarily seen for its practical purpose of protecting the pages of a book, it is sometimes hard to recognize the creative aspects of a bookbinding. Beautiful Bookbindings hopes to bring to light this artistic way of thinking by displaying the finest bookbindings as the objects of desire they were originally intended to be. As the great aesthete Oscar Wilde believed, bookbindings are beautiful and artistic in their own wonder.

Because covering materials are prone to fading and deterioration, relatively few examples of early bookbindings have survived. In more recent times, the number of surviving examples has increased due to deliberate efforts to preserve ornate bindings. Despite the difficulty in preserving bindings, this book pieces together the history of bookbinding, using written sources where necessary to fill the gaps that the bindings themselves do not fill.

From exquisite medieval bookbindings made of precious metals and jewels to the unique and highly imaginative creations of contemporary bookbinders, this book celebrates over 100 of the most beautiful bookbindings of the last 1,000 years. Books bound by some of the greatest bookbinders including Mearne, Padeloup, Payne, Simier, Cobden-Sanderson, and others are showcased, further revealing the beauty and skill of this art form. Spanning over ten centuries, some of the books displayed were once owned by Francis I and Henry II of France, Jean Grolier, Thomas Mahieu, Queen Elizabeth I of England, and William Morris. Fully illustrated in color, with specially commissioned studio photography, Beautiful Bookbindings provides a visual overview of the development of this splendid art form. The book focuses on the craft of hand-bookbinding that existed until the Victorian era when mass-produced trade bindings took over. Bookbinding as a craft form never disappeared, however, and the second half of the twentieth century saw a significant revival. The introduction provides an engaging overview of the history and techniques of the craft and of its most important practitioners. Visually stunning, this book will have a wide appeal to anyone with an interest in visual arts, crafts, and book history.

Sales rights: North and South America; available elsewhere from The British Library.
Price: $ 49.95 other currencies Order nr. 105519

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(Bookbinding) Middleton, Bernard C. A HISTORY OF ENGLISH CRAFT BOOKBINDING TECHNIQUE.
Foreword by Howard M. Nixon. New Castle and London Oak Knoll Press & The British Library 1996 (but 2000) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, (i), 372 pages followed by 14 plates.
Fourth edition. This is a classic reference work about decorative and commercial English bookbinding techniques written by one of the foremost experts on bookbinding. Each chapter covers various aspects of bookbinding techniques as well as historical information. Each of the chapters describes the material of leaves and folding, beating and pressing, sewing endpapers, gluing the spine, rounding and backing, boards and their attachment, edge-trimming and decoration, headbands, back linings, covering, finishing siding and pasting down, equipment, book repairs and restoration. The book also includes appendices covering a variety of topics. Several sections describe the background and history of the London bookbinding trade around the beginning of the 19th century, its working conditions, and the growth of its binderies. Other sections discuss the specialization in book-edge gilding, the Arts & Crafts movement's influence on bookbinding styles, and the causes and prevention of leather decay. This book is an excellent background for those interested in the English technique. Illustrated with plates.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 44862

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