(Bookbinding).

CATALOGUE OF A VALUABLE LIBRARY OF FRENCH & OTHER LITERATURE IN FINE OLD AND MODERN BINDINGS.

London: Sotheby & Co., 1939. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 88 pages + illustrations. Sale held May 1-2. 512 lots. (Blogie, 117) Staples visible through front and back panel. Black and white illustrations of book bindings. Front panel lightly soiled. Pencil marks in text on pages 7-25. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF A VALUABLE LIBRARY OF FRENCH & OTHER LITERATURE IN FINE OLD AND MODERN BINDINGS

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 87524

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A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS BOUND BY S.T. PRIDEAUX BETWEEN MDCCCXC AND MDCCCC WITH TWENTY-SIX ILLUSTRATIONS.

Bronxville: Nicholas T. Smith, (1979). 8vo. cloth. 20 pages and 26 plates. Reprint of the first edition, limited to 300 copies. (S-K 5466). This is the best guide to the bindings produced by this well-known English bookbinder. Many of the bindings are illustrated. READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS BOUND BY S.T. PRIDEAUX BETWEEN MDCCCXC AND MDCCCC WITH TWENTY-SIX ILLUSTRATIONS

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5928

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A CATALOGUE OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN BOOKBINDINGS OFFERED FOR SALE BY BERNARD QUARITCH LTD.

London: Bernard Quaritch, 1921. 4to. paper-covered boards. viii, 76 pages with a frontispiece and 79 other full-page plates of bookbindings. S-K 1492. Mejer no.1487. A beautiful catalogue with some of the plates in full color. 329 titles are listed and indices of authors, titles and index of arms, badges and provenances are given. Some of paper covering on spine is chipped away. Front cover detached. READ MORE about A CATALOGUE OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN BOOKBINDINGS OFFERED FOR SALE BY BERNARD QUARITCH LTD

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 6140

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CATALOGUE OF THE SUMPTUOUS 'ATTIC' LIBRARY OF THE LATE ALFRED J. COX - MASTER-BINDER OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Many volumes in costly and appropriate bindings by his master-hand.
New York: American Art Association, 1918. tall 8vo. original wrappers. Not paginated (1229 items). Many volumes in costly and appropriate bindings by his master-hand. The auction sale of this binder's library (McKay 8024). With four page foreword on the life and better book of this binder. Near fine. Scarce.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE SUMPTUOUS 'ATTIC' LIBRARY OF THE LATE ALFRED J. COX - MASTER-BINDER OF CHICAGO,...

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 102949

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CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE FRENCH AND ENGLISH BOOKS FINE OLD AND MODERN BINDINGS.

London: Sotheby & Co., 1941. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Sale held August 11. 219 lots. Handwritten pencil marks in text. Black and white illustrations of book bindings. Loosely laid-in photocopy of pamphlet with prices and buyers' names. Top edge of front panel has stamp that reads: "Please do not use in the press before 21 July 1941." READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF VALUABLE FRENCH AND ENGLISH BOOKS FINE OLD AND MODERN BINDINGS

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 87525

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CENTO LIBRI PIACEVO, VENDITA ALL'ASTA.

Milano: Libreria Antiquaria Ulrico Hoepli, 1936. small 8vo. later cloth, paper spine label with title typed on it. (iv), 107, (3) pages followed by 28 plates. An auction sale of 100 important books including many fine bindings. Compiled by Antonio Pescarzoli. READ MORE about CENTO LIBRI PIACEVO, VENDITA ALL'ASTA

Price: $32.50  other currencies  Order nr. 75710

(Bookbinding). Cockerell, Douglas.

DER BUCHEINBAND UND DIE PFLEGE DES BUCHES, EIN HANDBUCH FÜR BUCHBINDER UND BIBLIOTHEKARE.

Leipzig: Hermann Seemann Nachfolger, 1902. tall 12mo. cloth. (vi), 315 pages followed by plates and ads. First edition in German (See SK-7143). Foreword by Maria Lühr. Illustrated. A near fine copy. READ MORE about DER BUCHEINBAND UND DIE PFLEGE DES BUCHES, EIN HANDBUCH FÜR BUCHBINDER UND BIBLIOTHEKARE

Price: $150.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138615

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COMPTOIR DE LA RELIURE.

Fournitures Générales Pour Reliure.
Paris: Comptoir de la Reliure, 1960. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 32 pages. Fournitures Générales Pour Reliure. A lovely bookbinding catalogue. A fine copy. READ MORE about COMPTOIR DE LA RELIURE

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 139167

(Bookbinding). Cox, Alfred J.

THE MAKING OF THE BOOK, A SKETCH OF THE BOOK-BINDING ART.

Edited with an Introduction by Paul S. Koda.
New Castle: Oak Knoll Books, 1986. 8vo. cloth. 88 pages. Edited with an Introduction by Paul S. Koda. During the second half of the nineteenth century, the Cox bindery was the largest in the Mid-West. Housed in Chicago's famous publishing emporium - the Lakeside Building - the firm bound books for R. R. Donnelley and the Chicago Public Library. This book is a facsimile reprint of a trade catalogue which was first published in 1878..... READ MORE about THE MAKING OF THE BOOK, A SKETCH OF THE BOOK-BINDING ART

Price: $24.00  other currencies  Order nr. 98009

(Bookbinding). Dal, Erik.

NOGET OM PRIVATBIND, OG ISÆR OM DE NYESTE DANSKE.

(Kobenhavn, Denmark): Forening For Boghaandvaerk, 1978. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 31+(1) pages. A study of modern Danish bookbinding. Illustrated with photographs of bookbindings, many in color. In Danish. READ MORE about NOGET OM PRIVATBIND, OG ISÆR OM DE NYESTE DANSKE

Price: $8.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71718

(Bookbinding). Davenport, Cyril.

ROYAL ENGLISH BOOKBINDINGS.

London: Seeley and Co., 1896. large 8vo. later half red cloth and imitation snake-skin cloth patterned in silver and black, leather spine label. 95+(1) pages. S-K 3501. First edition. (Mejer no.291). Binding examples from the Royal Library in the British Museum, many of which were gathered by George III and his librarian Sir Frederick Barnard. With seven plates of bindings printed in color by Edmund Evans and twenty-six others in monochrome. Ex-library. Tapped repaired along..... READ MORE about ROYAL ENGLISH BOOKBINDINGS

Price: $45.00  other currencies  Order nr. 72062

(Bookbinding). Davis, Margaret E.

CHINA UNDER THE COVERS: A BINDER'S JOURNEY TO THE ROOTS OF BOOKS.

Portland, OR: Ma Nao Books, (2017). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (vi), 190, (4) pages. Exploring the origins of the book, Margaret E. Davis traces the early history of communicating by paper pages. She offers illustrated instructions for four of the first forms of books on paper, developed by the Chinese, which can be replicated today using simple tools and available materials. China Under the Covers blends history, how-to expertise, and a journalist's eye for detail..... READ MORE about CHINA UNDER THE COVERS: A BINDER'S JOURNEY TO THE ROOTS OF BOOKS

Price: $24.95  other currencies  Order nr. 129628

(Bookbinding).

DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS 2.

N.P. Designer Bookbinders, (1972). 15.3 x 23.4 cm. paper wrappers. not paginated. Biographical information is given on twenty-two members; included is a statement from the designer on his work, and a photo of an example binding. READ MORE about DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS 2

Price: $20.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5750