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(Bookbinding) Smith, Philip NEW DIRECTIONS IN BOOKBINDING
N.P. Van Nostrand Reinhold (1974) 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 208 pages.
First U.S. edition. (Brenni no.443). Introduction by Edgar Mansfield and foreword by Emilio Brugalla. With many illustrations of modern bindings, binding techniques and photos of binding shops. Some of the binding plates are in full color. This copy contains a number of related ephemeral pieces relating to Smith loosely inserted.
Price: $ 145.00 other currencies Order nr. 106409

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(Bookbinding) TWO EARLY NINETEENTH-CENTURY BOOKBINDING MANUALS.
New York & London Garland Publishing 1990 8vo. cloth. 40; 124, (2) pages.
Facsimile reprints of The Bookbinder's Complete Instructor by G. Martin (not in Brenni) and The Bookbinder's Manual by George Cowie (Brenni no. 36). Part of The History of Bookbinding Technique and Design Series edited by Sidney F. Huttner. Ownership inscription in pencil.
Price: $ 95.00 other currencies Order nr. 30906

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(Bookbinding) Watson, Aldren A HAND BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION
New York Bell Publishing Company (1963) 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 93 pages. With 255 illustrations by the author.
Reprint of the first edition. Jacket lamination coming off and is slightly age yellowed.
Price: $ 7.00 other currencies Order nr. 5985

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(Bookbinding) WHOLE ART OF BOOK-BINDING, CONTAINING VALUABLE RECIPES FOR SPRINKLING, MARBLING, COLOURING, &C.
Richmond Peter Cottom 1824 12mo. contemporary quarter calf over paper covered boards in later clamshell box. iv, 60 pages.
First American from the third English edition, with "considerable additions" (See S-K 7258. Pollard no.89). The 1811 English printing was the first English book devoted entirely to bookbinding. "It is very much a working bookbinder's notebook put in order for publication and owes little to the encyclopeaedias." The best description of this important book appears in Highlights from the Bernard C. Middleton Collection of Books on Bookbinding (Rochester, NY, 2000, No.9, page 32): "The first English bookbinding manual, published more than a century after the earliest Continental ones. This slim, unillustrated book covers forwarding somewhat cursorily, but the sections on the sprinkling of book-edges, the sprinkling and marbling of leather covers, and the preparation of the colours are more than detailed. Gold tooling and stationery binding are also dealt with. In these days of complete openness among craftspeople, those of the younger generation may wonder why the book was published anonymously. The reason was that secretiveness was very prevalent at the time and, indeed, persisted in some quarters well within living memory. This apparent meanness of spirit can be understood in the light of very harsh industrial and social conditions and the complete lack of benefits paid by the State. Marblers, in particular, often erected partitions or kept the inquisitive out of their room in order not to be observed at work, so an author who divulged details of the 'art and mystery' of the craft would expect hostility from fellow practitioners. Authors of most later manuals were identified, but they gave generalized instructions which did not include the multitude of essential 'wrinkles' which greatly facilitate procedures. The question of authorship has exercised the minds of a number of historians. I have insufficient space fully to summarize the arguments. Suffice it to say that three candidates have been named: W. Price, an Oswestry binder, whose earliest date in directories is 1828; Nathaniel Minshall, the printer of the manual, and admitted as a solicitor in 1819; and Henry Parry, author of The Art of Bookbinding published in 1817. Of the three, Parry seems the most likely; the Oswestry volume was registered at Stationers' Hall in the name of Henry Parry, so it would be a remarkable coincidence if he were not the author."
This American edition is even more scarce than the English edition with only 11 copies cited in OCLC. This copy's foldout table in the back which lists prices for New York bookbinders is torn with most lacking, but facsimile reprint, with letter from previous bookseller, inserted.
Price: $ 8,500.00 other currencies Order nr. 109774

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(Bookbinding) Wiese, Fritz DER BUCHEINBAND. EINE ARBEITSKUNDE MIT WERKZEICHNUNGEN.
Stuttgart Max Hettler Verlag 1964 large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 392, (16) pages.
Fourth, revised edition. An instructional guide to bookbinding. Covers a diverse range of topics, from appropriate binding stitches to typography for spine labels. Illustrated with diagrams and other captioned guides. Indexed. In German.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 71491

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(Bookbinding) Wiese, Fritz SONDERARBEITEN DES BUCHBINDERS, EINE ARBEITSKUNDE MIT WERKZEICHNUNGEN.
Stuttgart Buchbinder-Verlag 1948 tall 8vo. signatures loosely inserted in wrapper. 176 pages.
Second edition, corrected. (Brenni no. 92 for 3rd and 4th editions ). Well-illustrated practical manual for the bookbinder. Outer wrapper chipped with tears.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 5989

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(Bookbinding) Young, Laura S. BOOKBINDING & CONSERVATION BY HAND: A WORKING GUIDE.
New Castle Oak Knoll Press 1995 7 x 10 inches paperback 288 pages
This book is designed as a working guide in the field of hand bookbinding and book conservation. It is intended as a practical manual for teachers and their students; as an instruction guide to be followed by the beginner attempting to learn binding on his or her own; and as a ready reference for experienced binders, book collectors, book dealers, and librarians. Hand bookbinding in the United States has been influenced primarily by the English, French, and German schools of binding. The techniques described in this volume follow in principle the German school and, to the best of the author's knowledge, this is the first book in which these binding practices have appeared in English. German techniques move in a logical sequence and can be executed efficiently. The heart of this working guide is the three chapters dealing with techniques and the chapter on conservation. "Basic Techniques" details the fundamental skills that are applicable to all hand bookbinding. "General Techniques" includes those practices that, with minor variations, cover the early stages in all types of bindings. "Specific Techniques" describes the steps primarily used in producing a specific type of hand binding. The basic principles of conservation work cover one of the more important areas in the field of hand bookbinding today. All instructions throughout this book have been tested at the bench by at least one person, in addition to the author, for clarity and completeness. Where feasible, a list of materials needed precedes the step-by-step instructions for a given section or techniques. These lists will allow the binder to gather together all materials and equipment to be used before beginning work on any phase of the project. Originally published in 1981, Oak Knoll's edition has a revised bibliography and a new list of supply sources.
Price: $ 24.95 other currencies Order nr. 42513

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(Bookbinding) Zaehnsdorf, Joseph THE ART OF BOOKBINDING, A PRACTICAL TREATISE.
London George Bell and Sons 1880 small 8vo. original cloth xxvi, 187+(1) pages.
S-K 493. First edition. A landmark book in the history of bookbinding written by a noted bookbinder. Twenty-four chapters covering all aspects of the subject. With ten plates and many woodcuts in the text. The verso of the half-title reads "Fifty Copies Printed on Large Paper for Private Circulation Only." This does not, however, appear to be a large paper copy. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. Head of spine chipped and partially cracked along one inch of front hinge.
Price: $ 400.00 other currencies Order nr. 71205

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Cim, Albert. PETIT MANUEL DE L'AMATEUR DES LIVRES.
Paris Ernest Flammarion n.d. (circa 1920s) 12mo. quarter brown leather with marbled paper covered boards, four raised bands, with original paper wrappers bound-in. 254, (2) pages
Extracted by Cim from his five-volume work, l'Encyclopédie du Livre (Flammarion, 1905-8). Includes discussions of paper, format, printing, binding, arrangement of libraries, bibliographic classification. Several illustrations of contemporary book shelving. Leather rubbed on spine. Printed on cheaper paper.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 114412

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Hague, C.W. PRINTING AND ALLIED GRAPHIC ARTS.
Milwaukee The Bruce Publishing Company (1957) 8vo. cloth. xii, 244 pages.
First edition. Manual about printing, papermaking, bookbinding, printing inks and other aspects of printing. Name in ink at top of title page. Some highlighting of text.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 59042

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Harrison, T. FRAGMENTS OF BOOKBINDING TECHNIQUE.
N.P. n.p. n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages.
Reprints four articles by Harrison which had appeared in Paper & Print in 1950 including an article on vellum for letterpress binding.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 38803

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Hewitt-Bates, J.S. BOOKBINDING FOR SCHOOLS. A TEXT BOOK FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TRAINING COLLEGES.
Leicester Dryad Press (1941) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. x, (ii), 123, (3) pages.
Third, revised edition. Minor jacket wear.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 102673

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Hewitt-Bates, J.S. BOOKBINDING FOR SCHOOLS. A TEXT BOOK FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TRAINING COLLEGES.
Leicester Dryad Press (1941) 8vo. cloth. x, (ii), 123, (3) pages.
Third, revised edition. Free endpaper missing.
Price: $ 22.50 other currencies Order nr. 106379

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Humphreys, Arthur L. THE PRIVATE LIBRARY, WHAT WE DO KNOW, WHAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT OUR BOOKS..
London Strangeways & Sons 1897 square 8vo. original cloth, top edge gilt. viii, 162 pages.
Second edition. (See Hart no.205 for 1st of 1897). Includes 24 chapters on different aspects of forming the private library. Sections on the Care of Books, Bookbinding, Bookcases, etc. Age darkening of spine is the only fault with this volume.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 115140

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Johnson, Arthur W. THE REPAIR OF CLOTH BINDINGS.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2002 8vo. cloth, dust jacket 140 pages
First edition, second printing. One of the leading designer bookbinders in Great Britain, Arthur Johnson has used his extensive knowledge of book construction to provide a reference manual for the repair and reconstruction of cloth bindings. Each process is explained in precise detail with clear text in order to give the worker confidence in this exacting skill. Using more than 90 illustrations, drawn by the author himself, Johnson explains his procedures for sound repair that he has developed over many decades. Johnson's ability to instruct and teach bookbinders, conservationists, and students of binding history is exceptional. He has written four other manuals on binding that are considered classics and The Repair of Cloth Bindings should be no exception. Included in this work is a brief but comprehensive history of cloth as a binding material from its early use in handwork to complete automation. Arthur W Johnson A.T.D., N.D.D., C & G L.I. is also a Honorary Fellow of Designer Bookbinders, Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Craft Education and Patron of the A.B.C. Book Society of New Zealand. He has lectured and written articles for book societies throughout the world. He has a degree in Art and diplomas in Bookbinding and Calligraphy. Jacket spine is faded.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 108341

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Kirchner, Joachim. BIBLIOTHEKSWISSENSCHAFT.
Heidelberg Carl Winter 1951 12mo. cloth. (viii), 250, (2) pages, with 17 illustrations.
First edition. An introductory guide to the study of library science, including discussions of scripts, printing, binding, and book illustration. Indexed. Spine and board edges faded.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 48550

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Kirchner, Joachim. BIBLIOTHEKSWISSENSCHAFT, BUCH- UND BIBLIOTHEKSWESEN
Heidelberg Carl Winter 1953 12mo. cloth, dust jacket. (viii), 250, (2) pages, with 17 illustrations as plates and 18 in the text
Second edition. An introductory guide to the study of library science, including discussions of scripts, printing, binding, and book illustration. Indexed. Jacket chipped.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 75567

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Kruger, Otto. SATZ DRUCK EINBAND UND VERWANDTE DINGE.
Wiesbaden F.A. Brockhaus 1962 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 208 pages, with illustrations.
Eighth edition, revised by Kurt Kirchner. Advice on typesetting, printing and binding. Indexed. Illustrations; some in color.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 49023

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Kruger, Otto. SATZ DRUCK EINBAND UND VERWANDTE DINGE.
Leipzig F.A. Brockhaus 1941 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 144 pages.
Second edition, revised. Advice on typesetting, printing and binding. Indexed. Illustrated and indexed. Covers faded near edge.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 49275

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Kruger, Otto. SATZ DRUCK EINBAND UND VERWANDTE DINGE.
Leipzig F.A. Brockhaus 1946 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 144 pages.
Third edition, revised. Advice on typesetting, printing and binding. Indexed. Illustrated and indexed. Covers soiled.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 49277

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Kruger, Otto. SATZ DRUCK EINBAND UND VERWANDTE DINGE.
Leipzig Eberhard Brockhaus 1947 8vo. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. 144 pages.
Fourth edition. Advice on typesetting, printing and binding. Indexed. Illustrated and indexed. Covers foxed.
Price: $ 14.00 other currencies Order nr. 49278

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A Marbling Rarity - the first illustrated edition

(Marbling) Halfer, Josef DIE FORTSCHRITTE DER MARMORIERKUNST.
Ein Praktisches Handbuch für Buchbinder und Buntpapierfabrikanten. Nach technisch-wissenschaftlichen grundlagen bearbeitet von Josef Halfer, Buchbinder in Budapest. II. Verbesserte und vermehrte auflage. Mit anhang verzierung der buchsnitte. Stuttgart Wilhelm Leo 1891 8vo. later half red calf with marbled paper covered boards, five raised bands, top edge gilt (a signed binding by Zaehnsdorf). 224 pages with 5 leaves of single mounted marbled paper specimens + 5 leaves each with 6 mounted marbled paper specimens
Text in German. Second edition--the first to be illustrated--of this seminal work on marbling by the Budapest based bookbinder and marbler, Josef Halfer. It was first published, without specimen papers in 1885. "The Halfer system is so important that marbling history is broken at this point, and referred to as pre-Halferian and post-Halferian marbling. The advantages of the Halfer system were two-fold: freed of the laborious preparation of colors, and with standardized colors, marblers could produce more work; and secondly, the use of carragheen size allowed finer detail in marbling" (Easton, Marbling, a History, pp. 78-9). See also R. Wolfe, Marbled Paper, 1990, pp. 124-30. From the reference library of the Zaehnsdorf Company with a commemorative booklabel loosely inserted. With the bookplate of the Zaehnsdorf Company. Tipped-in is a two page A.L.S. written by Richard Leo (see publisher), dated January 26, 1891. Addressed to a Mr. Zaehnsdorf, the A.L.S. expresses Leo's desire to leave Stuttgart and visit Zaehnsdorf. Rubbed along hinges and soiling along edges.
Price: $ 3,500.00 other currencies Order nr. 79990

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(Marbling) Maurer, Paul and Diane Philippoff Mauer AN INTRODUCTION TO CARRAGEENAN AND WATERCOLOR MARBLING.
Centre Hall, PA by the authors 1984 oblong small 4to. paper wrappers. 23 pages.
First edition. Practical guide to marbling with many illustrations. Tipped-in are two large specimens of marbled paper with the first signed by the artist, Diane Mauer.
Price: $ 22.00 other currencies Order nr. 15850

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(Marbling) Nevins, Iris TRADITIONAL MARBLING
Sussex, NJ I. Nevins 1985 small 4to. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards. (vi), 44 pages.
Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by the author - publisher. A practical guide to the art of marbling paper with illustrations of the techniques described and 14 tipped-in specimens of actual marbled paper with text on how to repeat the pattern.
Price: $ 60.00 other currencies Order nr. 11698

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Miller, Julia BOOKS WILL SPEAK PLAIN: A HANDBOOK FOR IDENTIFYING AND DESCRIBING HISTORICAL BINDINGS
Ann Arbor, MI Legacy Press 2010 8vo cloth, dust jacket 528 pages, 374 illustrations
Books Will Speak Plain is published at a time when the historical book is at risk of being ignored, put away, and forgotten. This handbook combines an overview of the history of the codex with basic information about many of the materials and structures found on historical bindings. The book also includes description-survey guidelines and is supported yb a variety of appendices. The book's focus on primarily non-luxury bindings adds depth to an often-neglected segment of the history of bookbinding.
Preservation is at the heart of Books Will Speak Plain. We have already lost too many historical bindings because their importance was not understood and appreciated. This book is a call to action to urge custodians of every kind of historical book collection, public, and private, to assess the physical character of the historical bindings in their care and record the changes that have accrued to those bindings during their passage through time.
This book is a resource that can be used to recognize binding variations that have long been overlooked and to document such bindings for future scholars. All bibliophiles, including book-binders, curators, private collectors, librarians, catalogers, antiquarian book-sellers, scholars of the book, and conservators, will find this an invaluable reference. Books Will Speak Plain is also a useful textbook for students enrolled in academic courses in the history of the book and book conservation, and in practical bookbinding. Photography: J. Wayne Jones - Drawings: Pamela Spitzmueller.
Price: $ 80.00 other currencies Order nr. 106900

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