Syracuse: Gaylord Bros. (1957). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. 19 pages of instructions followed by 13 pages showing binding and repair material. Lightly foxed on the covers. READ MORE about BOOKCRAFT
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 102703
Syracuse: Gaylord Bros. (1955). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. 19 pages of instructions followed by 13 pages showing binding and repair material. Lightly foxed on the covers. READ MORE about BOOKCRAFT
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134165
N.P. n.p., (1950). 4to. self paper wrappers. 24 pages. Part of The Memory Book of Boxmaking. Volume 68, Number 694. A collection of essays on box making and dyes for box manufacturing. Black and white illustrations. Covers lightly soiled and chipped along spine. READ MORE about BOXBOARD CONTAINERS FORMERLY SHEARS: HOW TO MAKE DYES FOR BOX MANUFACTURING
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 134173
Chicago: Lakeside Press, n.d. (1941). 12mo. paste-paper wrappers. (16) pages. Short history of the art of extra binding followed by plates showing the eight different types of slipcases made by this Chicago bindery. READ MORE about EXTRA BINDING FOR RARE AND VALUABLE BOOKS AND PAPERS
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 5775
Chicago, IL: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, The Lakeside Press, n.d. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers, paper front cover label. (16) pages. Table of contents. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about EXTRA BINDING FOR RARE AND VALUABLE BOOKS AND PAPERS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131843
Bloomington: McKnight & McKnight, (1946). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 64 pages. Revised edition. Illustrated manual. READ MORE about GENERAL BOOKBINDING
Price: $6.00 Order nr. 30854
Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., n.d. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 42 pages. Discusses their bookbinding work and restoration work. Illustrated. Near fine. READ MORE about THE HAND BINDERY AT DONNELLEY'S
Price: $22.50 Order nr. 13984
Santiago: Ismael Espinosa, 1986. 4to. limp boards, slipcase. 65, (3) pages. Limited to 275 numbered copies. With an eight page translation from Spanish to English loosely inserted. Contains 16 color plates, mostly of bindings executed in Chile during the 19th century. According to the publisher, only the second book on South American bindings to be issued. Minor soiling to slipcase, else fine condition. READ MORE about ENCUADERNACIONES ARTISTICAS HECHAS EN CHILE DURANTE EL SIGLO 19
Price: $135.00 Order nr. 18677
(Pownal, VT: Storey Books, 2000). small 4to. paper-covered boards, dust jacket. 80 pages. Featuring both simple binding and more complex projects using a variety of materials, such as cloth, suede, wood, vellum and handmade papers, this book is perfect for the beginner as well as a source of innovative ideas for more experienced bookbinders. The author guides the reader through thirteen step-by-step projects, including a ribbon-tied sketch book, a casebound notebook, a zig-zag book, and..... READ MORE about THE HANDMADE BOOK
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 74760
Seattle: University of Washington Press, (1973). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xi, 263 pages. Corrected edition. Contains a history of book-making and simple binding techniques for the amateur, including related crafts such as making folders, files, note pads, cards, boxes, etc. Includes a large section on various techniques for making decorated papers to use in binding. Illustrated with many drawings and photographs. READ MORE about CREATIVE BOOKBINDING
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 13949
N.P. n.p., n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, spiral bound. unpaginated. Introduction, statement of the purpose of the course. A syllabus for a course identified as Bookbinding 383, taught by Professor Knapp. Section I bookbinding, Section II silk screen printing, Section III related operations. Printed on recto only. Covers tanned at edges. Spiral binding broken. READ MORE about LET'S BIND A BOOK
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 134174
New York: Arco Publishing Co., (1978). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 120 pages. First U.S. edition. Profusely illustrated. READ MORE about BINDING AND REPAIRING BOOKS BY HAND
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5846
New York: Employing Bookbinders of America, 1927. 8vo. cloth. xx, 451 pages. First edition. (Not in Brenni). An elementary course for the practical binder. Has tipped-in paper samples and many folding plates. Minor cover rubbing. READ MORE about A COURSE IN BOOKBINDING FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 13954
Leicester: Dryad Press, (1964). small 8vo. paper wrappers. 40 pages. Second edition. With 33 illustrations in the text. READ MORE about UNSEWN BINDING
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 13935
London: British Museum, 1970. 12mo. cloth-backed boards. 32 pages. Reprint of the first edition (imposed in this new format in 1967). READ MORE about THE PRESERVATION OF LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 123845
New York: Bruce Publishing Co., (1940). 8vo. cloth. ix, 137 pages. First edition. Step-by-step approach to bookbinding with over 100 illustrations and a glossary of terms. Lacking dust jacket. Head of spine worn. Shaken. READ MORE about LET'S BIND A BOOK
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 31143
Washington: Guild of Book Workers, 1986. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 183 pages. Many illustrations with some in color. Foreword by Frank Mowery followed by exhibition descriptions of the works of 61 members. Shows fine bindings, calligraphy, decorated paper, artist's books, fine printing, models and limited edition binding. Issued to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Club. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about 80 YEARS LATER
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 17158
New York: Sterling Publishing Co., (2001). small 4to. paper covered boards, dust jacket. 159+(1) pages. First edition in English (from the Italian). Illustrated manual. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING BASICS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 102915
New York: Bell Publishing Company, (1963). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 93 pages. With 255 illustrations by the author. Reprint of the first edition. READ MORE about HAND BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 5985
Berkeley: Wingbow Press, (1974). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 127 pages. Second printing. With Illustrations by Chuck Miller. READ MORE about PRINTING IT A GUIDE TO GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPECUNIOUS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 688
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1984). 4to. paper wrappers. 54 pages. Full of advice peculiarly fitted to calligraphy, with many useful ideas and examples on creating and improving calligraphic layouts and designs. READ MORE about LAYOUT AND DESIGN FOR CALLIGRAPHERS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 47574
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 1998. 12mo. cloth. 224 pages. Reprint of the 1995 first printing of the 7th edition. Seventh Edition With Corrections, Additions and an Introduction by Nicolas Barker. READ MORE about ABC FOR BOOK COLLECTORS. 7TH ED. (U.S
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 90006
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, (1987). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 168 pages. First U.S. edition. Describes the careers of the great type designers of this century - Goudy, Rogers, Koch, Dwiggins, Gill, Morison, etc. Well illustrated. Fine condition. READ MORE about TWENTIETH CENTURY TYPE DESIGNERS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 62292
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1868. folio. later quarter leather over cloth boards. 157+(1) pages, 112 plates. Third edition, originally published in 30 parts, with some copies bound by the publisher and sold for five guineas. (Friedman 152; Hardie p.243; McLean pp.122-125; Wakeman p.63). "One of the greatest monuments of color printing in the nineteenth century ..." This edition has 12 additional plates that were not present in the folio edition of 1856. Meant by Jones to..... READ MORE about GRAMMAR OF ORNAMENT ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES FROM VARIOUS STYLES OF ORNAMENT, ONE HUNDRED AND...
Price: $300.00 Order nr. 116804
(St. Gallen, Switzerland): Heidelberg News, n.d. 8vo. self paper wrappers. 27+(1) pages. Table of contents, glossary. A guide to color reproduction and perception. Color illustrations. READ MORE about COLOUR IN PRINTING SPECTRAL COLOUR MEASURING AND COLORIMETRICS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 134144
