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(Bookbinding). Battershall, Fletcher.

BOOKBINDING FOR BIBLIOPHILES, BEING NOTES ON SOME TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE WELL BOUND BOOK FOR THE AID OF CONNOISSEURS, TOGETHER WITH A SKETCH OF GOLD TOOLING, ANCIENT AND MODERN.

Greenwich: The Literary Collector Press, 1905. 8vo. original paper-covered boards, original paper spine and cover labels, clamshell box. (xii), 132 pages. First edition, limited to 350 numbered copies; this copy is out of series. (Mejer no.1607). Divided into two sections; forwarding and finishing with detailed discussion of each of the parts making up the art of bookbinding. Light foxing throughout. Spine label partially chipped away. Housed in a later clamshell box. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING FOR BIBLIOPHILES, BEING NOTES ON SOME TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE WELL BOUND BOOK FOR...

Price: $90.00 Order nr. 11888

(Bookbinding).

THE BOOKBINDER'S GUIDE BOOK.

Meriden, CT: The Kelsey Company, n.d., but circa 1933. 16mo. stiff paper wrappers. 16 pages. Glossary of bookbinder's terms on endpapers. Black and white illustrations. A.L.s. from James A. Richards, V.P. of Gane Brothers, a supplier of bookbinders' materials of New York laid in. READ MORE about THE BOOKBINDER'S GUIDE BOOK

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 134170

(Bookbinding).

BOOKBINDING.

New York: Boy Scouts of America, 1954. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. iv, 37+(1) pages. Part of the Merit Badge Series. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 102660

(Bookbinding).

BOOKCRAFT.

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

(Bookbinding).

BOOKCRAFT.

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

(Bookbinding).

BOOKCRAFT: AN ILLUSTRATED MANUAL DESCRIBING THE GAYLORD UNIT METHOD OF BOOK REPAIR.

Syracuse, NY: Gaylord Brothers, 1950. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Table of contents, description of equipment and essential supplies. Black and white illustrations. Specimens of various supplies tipped in. READ MORE about BOOKCRAFT: AN ILLUSTRATED MANUAL DESCRIBING THE GAYLORD UNIT METHOD OF BOOK REPAIR

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 134169

(Bookbinding).

BOXBOARD CONTAINERS FORMERLY SHEARS: HOW TO MAKE DYES FOR BOX MANUFACTURING.

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

(Bookbinding). Buck, Mitchell S.

BOOK REPAIR AND RESTORATION, A MANUAL OF PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR BIBLIOPHILES.

Philadelphia: Nicholas L. Brown, 1918. small square 8vo. cloth, paper spine label, later clamshell box. 125 pages. First edition, limited to 1000 copies. Illustrated. Spine lightly faded, else near fine. READ MORE about BOOK REPAIR AND RESTORATION, A MANUAL OF PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR BIBLIOPHILES

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 73844

(Bookbinding). Cambras, Josep.

BOOKBINDING TECHNIQUES AND PROJECTS.

(Hauppauge, NY): Barron's, (2007). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 143+(1) pages. Table of contents, introduction, glossary. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING TECHNIQUES AND PROJECTS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130707

(Bookbinding). Crane, W.J. Eden.

HOME BOOKBINDING. GIVING UNDERSTANDABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLATING, RE FOLDING, SAWING, SEWING, AND ALL THE OTHER OPERATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE BINDING OF BOOKS IN CLOTH. WITH MORE THAN A SCORE OF WORKING DRAWINGS AND DIAGRAMS.

London: Dawbarn and Ward, Ltd., n.d. small square 8vo. paper wrappers. (iv), cloth clamshell box. 25-48+(1) pages. Useful Arts And Handicrafts Series, No. 41 edited by H. Snowden Ward. Well-illustrated manual on bookbinding at home. Housed in a lovely later clamshell box. Most of spine lacking, but binding is tight. READ MORE about HOME BOOKBINDING. GIVING UNDERSTANDABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLATING, RE FOLDING, SAWING, SEWING,...

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 21589

(Bookbinding). Crane, W.J.E.

BOOKBINDING FOR AMATEURS: BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS TOOLS AND APPLIANCES REQUIRED AND MINUTE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THEIR EFFECTIVE USE.

London, England: L. Upcott Gill, n.d. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers in clamshell box. viii, 184 pages. Late 20th century reprint of first edition (1903). Preface, table of contents, index. Illustrated with 156 engravings. A comprehensive guide to the bookbinder's craft. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING FOR AMATEURS: BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS TOOLS AND APPLIANCES REQUIRED AND...

Price: $30.00 Order nr. 134182

(Bookbinding). Darley, Lionel S.

BOOKBINDING BASICS.

Toronto: Coles Publishing Co., (1980). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 118, (6) pages. Illustrated. Ownership inscription in pencil. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING BASICS

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 30795

(Bookbinding). Dutton, Meiric K.

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BOOKBINDING AS AN ART.

Norwood: The Holliston Mills, 1926. 8vo. red cloth. viii, 144 pages. First edition. Five chapters; Beginnings of Bindings, and Binding in Italy, France, England and America. A tight, bright, and unmarred copy in a well-built later clamshell box. READ MORE about HISTORICAL SKETCH OF BOOKBINDING AS AN ART

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 5760

(Bookbinding). Gross, Henry.

SIMPLIFIED BOOKBINDING.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, (1983). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv, 176 pages. Reprint of the first edition. With many illustrations in the text. Chapters on binding a book, care and repair and papercraft. Ownership inscription in pencil. READ MORE about SIMPLIFIED BOOKBINDING

Price: $5.00 Order nr. 102619

(Bookbinding). Gunner, Jean.

SIMPLE REPAIR AND PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES FOR COLLECTION CURATORS, LIBRARIANS AND ARCHIVISTS.

Pittsburgh, PA: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carneigie-Mellon University, (1980). oblong 8vo. stiff paper wrappers in later clamshell box. (18) pages. Second edition. Introduction, acknowledgments, notes on suppliers. Black and white illustrations by the author. READ MORE about SIMPLE REPAIR AND PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES FOR COLLECTION CURATORS, LIBRARIANS AND ARCHIVISTS

Price: $7.50 Order nr. 134168

(Bookbinding). James, Angela.

THE HANDMADE BOOK.

(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: $10.00 Order nr. 74760

(Bookbinding). Johnson, Arthur W.

MANUAL OF BOOKBINDING.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1978). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 224 pages. First U.S. edition. Excellent manual of bookbinding techniques with many illustrations. Also includes a short history of bookbinding with 12 color plates of fine bindings. Ownership name in ink on front free endpaper. READ MORE about MANUAL OF BOOKBINDING

Price: $50.00 Order nr. 18790

(Bookbinding). Johnson, Arthur W.

THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BOOK REPAIR AND CONSERVATION.

New York: Thames and Hudson, (1988). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 111 pages. First U.S. edition. A practical manual with 100 illustrations. Fine condition. READ MORE about THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BOOK REPAIR AND CONSERVATION

Price: $20.00 Order nr. 24271

(Bookbinding). Johnson, Arthur W.

THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CRAFT BOOKBINDING.

(London): Thames and Hudson, (1985). small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 96 pages. First edition. With 128 illustrations. Near fine. READ MORE about THE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CRAFT BOOKBINDING

Price: $17.50 Order nr. 18791

(Bookbinding). Johnson, Pauline.

CREATIVE BOOKBINDING.

Seattle: University of Washington Press, (1965). 4to. cloth. 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. Dust jacket shows wear around edges. READ MORE about CREATIVE BOOKBINDING

Price: $10.00 Order nr. 5881

(Bookbinding).

LET'S BIND A BOOK.

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

(Bookbinding). Miller, Julia (editor).

SUAVE MECHANICALS: ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING, VOLUME 2.

Ann Arbor: Legacy Press, 2015. large 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 442 pages. Six authors writing on seven topics. This collection of essays, published as the second volume of a series of studies on the history of bookbinding, sets a high standard for interesting and groundbreaking scholarship in the history of the book. Fully illustrated in color, with additional images on accompanying DVD. The essays included are: Cathleen A. Baker - Examination and Image-Capturing Techniques Thomas... READ MORE about SUAVE MECHANICALS: ESSAYS ON THE HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING, VOLUME 2

Price: $75.00 Order nr. 125274

(Bookbinding). Pratt, Guy A.

LET'S BIND A BOOK.

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

(Bookbinding).

PROTECTIVE CASES FOR RARE BOOKS.

Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, n.d. 16mo. paper wrappers. (12) pages. Illustrated guide to the types of cases produced by the extra binding department. READ MORE about PROTECTIVE CASES FOR RARE BOOKS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 15411

(Bookbinding).

PROTECTIVE CASES FOR RARE BOOKS.

Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons, n.d. 16mo. paper wrappers, clamshell box. (12) pages. Illustrated guide to the types of cases produced by the extra binding department. Housed in a lovely later clamehsll box. READ MORE about PROTECTIVE CASES FOR RARE BOOKS

Price: $15.00 Order nr. 134187

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