London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1946. small 8vo. cloth. (v), pages 162-231. Number 23 in the 29 volume series "Printing Theory and Practice," edited by John C. Tarr. Basic bookbinding techniques of the time, with 53 photographic illustrations of binding shops and various types of equipment. Near fine. READ MORE about EDITION CASE BINDING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 47462
Rockport, MA: Quarry Books, (1997). square 8vo. illustrated paper-covered boards. 108 pages. Table of contents, introduction, suggested readings, list of contributors, biographical sketches of the authors. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about MAKING BOOKS BY HAND: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134152
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
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
Ramsbury, England: The Crowood Press, 1995. large 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 158 pages. Reprint of the first edition. A comprehensive guide to bookbinding. "From the use of essential handtools to setting up a home bindery, the book provides both a thorough grounding in the basics and a source of reference and new ideas for the more experienced." Includes over 150 photographs and diagrams, step-by-step instructions, and advice on book and paper repairs. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF TECHNIQUES
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 55325
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: Sterling Publishing Co., (2001). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 159+(1) pages. First edition in English (from the Italian). Illustrated manual. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING BASICS
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 134159
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1931. 8vo. cloth. 136, (16) pages. First edition. Not in Brenni. With a Foreword by Dr. H.J. Larcombe. Well-illustrated manual. Near fine. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING FOR SENIOR SCHOOLS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 12957
(Tunbridge Wells): Search Press, (1996). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 80 pages. Reprint of the 1994 first edition. Fully illustrated in color. READ MORE about HAND-MADE BOOKS, AN INTRODUCTION TO BOOKBINDING
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 100753
New York: Pitman Publishing Corporation, n.d. small 8vo. cloth. xiv, 113 pages. Not in Brenni. Part of Pitman's "Craft for all" series. A practical manual. Covers soiled. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5955
New York: Reinhold Publishing Co, (1963). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. With 255 illustrations by the author. First edition. A practical manual. Near fine. READ MORE about HAND BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION
Price: $21.00 Order nr. 5984
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1996. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 160 pages. Unabridged Dover (1996) republication of the work published by Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1986. Thorough, detailed instructions, with over 270 helpful illustrations by the author, cover materials, tools and equipment; fundamental procedures and technical methods; rebinding an old book; making a slipcase and other essentials. READ MORE about HAND BOOKBINDING, A MANUAL OF INSTRUCTION
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 55327
Harmsworth: Penguin Books, n.d. oblong 8vo. paper wrappers. 26 pages. An elementary guide to bookbinding; with many illustrations. Not in Brenni. READ MORE about BINDING YOUR OWN BOOKS
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 5994
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
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
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
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: 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
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 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
(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
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
Washington, DC: National Bureau of Standards, U. S. Department of Commerce, 1971. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 16 pages. NBS Consumer Information Series 5, edited by James E. Payne. Distributed by the U.S. Government Printing Office. Table of contents, foreword by Director Lewis M. Branscomb, introduction, bibliography. Illustrated. READ MORE about CARE OF BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, PRINTS AND FILMS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134172
(London): Faber & Faber, 1975. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 154 pages. Reprint of the 1973 first edition. A look through a designer's eyes at the main methods of graphic reproduction in use twenty-five years ago. "The book's aim is deliberately limited to the provision of facts" about production. Chapters on The Scope of Graphics Today, Printing and Printers, Words into Print, Pictures into Print, Graphics Not on Paper, and Functional Considerations. With 125 illustrations. Glossary..... READ MORE about GRAPHICS, DESIGN INTO PRODUCTION
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 64084
