Oxford: Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1986. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xi, 61 pages. Occasional Publication No.19. Biographical sketches followed by plates showing bindings and specific binding tools. Bumped. Minor sunning. READ MORE about DURHAM BOOKBINDERS AND BOOKSELLERS, 1660-1760
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N.P. n.p., n.d. (but 1990). 8vo. quarter cloth, paper covered boards. pp. 41-60. Here bound separately, an essay on John Cosin, who started a public library in Durham in 1669, taken from "Six Centuries of the Provincial Book Trade". Handwritten notation stating "P. Isaac (ed), Winchester, 1990." With bookplate of Phiroze Randeria. Black-and-white photographs. READ MORE about CAMBRIDGE BINDINGS IN COSIN'S LIBRARY, DURHAM
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New Castle, Delaware and London, England: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 2011. 8.75 x 9.5 inches. paperback. 208 pages. This revised version of David Pearson's Books as History includes changes and additions, particularly in the first and last chapters. Updated in light of the recent development of the e-book, this version will offer new pictures and suggestions for further reading, new ideas on the life of the book, and thoughts on how the... READ MORE about BOOKS AS HISTORY: THE IMPORTANCE OF BOOKS BEYOND THEIR TEXTS
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New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2014. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 240 pages. This second printing of David Pearson's English Bookbinding Styles 1450-1800 includes a new introduction and a number of additional references and relevant points that have come to light since the book was first published in 2005. This well-regarded work provides guidance on recognising and dating English bindings of the handpress period, from the middle of the fifteenth century to the... READ MORE about ENGLISH BOOKBINDING STYLES 1450 - 1800
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New Castle, DE and Oxford, England: Oak Knoll Press and The Bodleian Library, 2019. 6.14 x 9.2 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 448 pages. "Anyone interested in the provenance of books would be well advised to obtain a copy of the new edition, even if they own the previous one... what has changed the most are the increased awareness of its importance as a field of study, and the research tools available, especially online ones. The... READ MORE about PROVENANCE RESEARCH IN BOOK HISTORY: A HANDBOOK
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