New York: Bruce Publishing Co., (1948). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. ix, 147 pages. Revised edition, third printing. Step-by-step approach to bookbinding with over 100 illustrations and a glossary of terms. Near fine. Previous ownership inscription in ink on front pastedown. READ MORE about LET'S BIND A BOOK
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 2753
Paris: Hôtel Drouot, 1968. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (93) pages. Catalogue for an auction held November 6 and 7 in Paris at the Hôtel des Commissaires-Priseurs. Featured were books bound by masters such Le Gascon, Du Seuil, Padeloup, Derome, Bozérian, and Simier. 197 entries; 20 plates. Printed by Mazarine. READ MORE about PRÉCIEUX LIVRES ANCIENS, TRÈS BEAUX LIVRES ILLUSTRÉS DU DIX-HUITIÈME SIÈCLE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 63977
Washington: Library of Congress, (1975). small 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Preservation Leaflets, No.3. READ MORE about PRESERVING LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 31558
Paris: Francisque Lefrançois, 1938. small 4to. quarter red calf stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. (iv), 113, (3) pages. The sixth and last part of this famous sale (Blogie 341). Édouard Rahir (1862-1924) was a well-known antiquarian bookseller, bibliographer, and publisher in Paris (for a time the publisher for the Société des Bibliophiles François). He had a long-standing business relationship with Quaritch in London and was the author of La Bibliothèque de l'amateur (1909 &..... READ MORE about LA BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FEU ÉDOUARD RAHIR, ANCIEN LIBRAIRE. SIXIÈME ET DERNIÈRE PARTIE
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 102020
London: B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1987. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 250 pages. Reprint of the first edition of 1954. (S-K 3515). With 16 plates of bookbindings. Gives biographical information including addresses and references. READ MORE about BOOKBINDERS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (OUTSIDE LONDON) 1780-1840
Price: $8.00 Order nr. 28091
N.P. n.p., n.d. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. pp. 165-170 and one plate. Reprinted from The Book Collector. READ MORE about THE COLLECTION OF HOLLIS BINDINGS AT BERNE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 5931
London: G. Michelmore & Co., n.d. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 208 pages and many separate plates. Catalogue 19 issued by this firm. Many illustrations including some foldout plates. READ MORE about RARE OLD BOOKS, MANY IN FINE BINDINGS, OLD ASSOCIATION BOOKS, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, HOLOGRAPH...
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 102948
(Odense, Denmark: Carl Nielsens Bogbinderi), 1959. 8vo. decorated paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 121, (3) pages. Text in Danish. Table of contents. Foreword by the author. A study of books and bookbinding in the city of Odense as of 1694. Includes chapters on the background, book collections, the social position of bookbinders and book salesmen. Black and white illustrations. READ MORE about BØGER OG BOGBINDERE I ODENSE FØR 1696
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 114364
New York: Museum of Contemporary Crafts, 1964. 15 x 5 inches. stiff paper wrappers. 52 pages. Exhibition of bookbindings by French binders with 160 books described and many illustrated. (Brenni no.662). With a preface by Andre Rodocanachi and an introduction by Polly Lada-Mocarski. From the private reference collection of Howard Nixon, noted authority on bindings, with his code written in pencil on rear page. From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative..... READ MORE about LA RELIURE ORIGINALE FRANCAISE, BOOKBINDINGS BY CONTEMPORARY FRENCH BINDERS. WITH A SELECTION OF...
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 5935
Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1953. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 92, (12) pages. S-K 916. Exhibition of bookbindings by French binders with 352 books described and many illustrated. With 28 plates of bindings. Tanned around edges, else a well preserved copy. READ MORE about LA RELIURE ORIGINALE FRANCAISE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 29668
Bath: Museum of Bookbinding, n.d. 4to. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. pp.152-162. Purchased at the Museum by the former owner. Ownership inscription in pencil. READ MORE about REPRINT OF AN ARTICLE ON BOOKBINDING FROM THE CYCLOPAEDIA OF USEFUL ARTS 1854 AS DISPLAYED IN THE...
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 102923
Verona: Edizioni Valdonega, 1994. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 368 pages. First edition. For over forty years, Anthony Hobson has occupied a commanding position in the world of books. Succeeding his father, G. D. Hobson, the great historian of bookbinding, as head of Sotheby's book department, he ran it for some twenty years with equal commercial skill and scholarly learning. Since then, he has established an independent reputation with a series of studies..... READ MORE about BOOKBINDINGS & OTHER BIBLIOPHILY
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 130444
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
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. Covers rubbed. READ MORE about 80 YEARS LATER
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 38663
Washington: Library of Congress, 1982. 4to. cloth. x, 297 pages. S-K 353. With foreword by Frederick R. Goff. Contains thousands of terms and definitions which deal with the binding, care, and repair of books. With a bibliography listing 373 related sources. Illustrated. Near fine. From the reference library of Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts with their bookplate included. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING AND THE CONSERVATION OF BOOKS, A DICTIONARY OF DESCRIPTIVE TERMINOLOGY
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 35805
London: B.T. Batsford, (1968). square 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 112 pages. First edition. (Not in Brenni). 198 photographs of bookbinding techniques inserted throughout the text. Jacket rubbed and price clipped. Spot in corner of front cover of jacket where price tag was removed. Name stamped in ink on front free endpaper. READ MORE about INTRODUCING BOOKBINDING
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 18404
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1928. 4to. cloth, leather cover label. 32 pages. S-K 6997. With 16 plates and 29 figures in the text. A near fine copy. READ MORE about A ROD FOR THE BACK OF THE BINDER, SOME CONSIDERATIONS OF BINDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE IDEALS OF...
Price: $12.50 Order nr. 5938
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1928. 4to. cloth. 32 pages. Reprint of the first edition executed via photocopy and put in binding. S-K 6997. With sixteen plates and twenty-nine figures in the text. READ MORE about A ROD FOR THE BACK OF THE BINDER, SOME CONSIDERATIONS OF BINDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE IDEALS OF...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 63649
Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture, (1956). 8vo. self paper wrappers. 8 pages. Basic instruction in preservation techniques. Leaflet No. 398. Some cover soiling. READ MORE about LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS, HOW TO PRESERVE THEM
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 51155
Madrid: Sociedad Española de Amigos del Arte, 1934. small folio. cloth, dust jacket. 249, 61 full-page plates, (7) pages. Text in Spanish. S-K 2022. First edition, one of 100 numbered copies. A scarce history of bookbinding in Spain from the 12th to the 19th century. Some of the 61 full-page plates of bindings are in color; each is protected by a tissue guard. Each of the color plates are tipped-in. These special copies are printed..... READ MORE about EXPOSICIÓN DE ENCUADERNACIONES ESPAÑOLAS, SIGLOS XII AL XIX
Price: $750.00 Order nr. 101558
Boston: The Rose Bindery, (1925). tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards. (14) pages and seven pages with tipped-in plates of bookbindings. An advertising book issued by this American firm specializing in fine bindings. The example plates show intricately tooled fine leather bindings. Covers rubbed around edges.From the private reference library of Dorothy Sloan with a commemorative bookplate loosely inserted. READ MORE about ROSE BINDERY
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 13981
In American Craft, Vol. 40, No.4, August - September 1980. pp.24-27.
In American Craft, Vol. 40, No.4, August - September 1980. pp.24-27. S-K 7035. Illustrated in color. Good condition. READ MORE about BINDING AS ART: GERARD CHARRIERE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 38861
Stockholm: Föreningen för bokhantverk, 1925. folio. stiff paper wrappers. 110 pages. First edition (S-K 3639). A study in Swedish bookbinding and embroidery made for book covers. Includes 39 plates, several in color. The plates and accompanying discussions are organized by material, including sections on books bound with velvet, silk and animal skin. Edges are slightly rubbed. READ MORE about BRODERADE BOKBAND FRÅN ÄLDRE TID I SVENSKA SAMLINGAR
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 70674
Stockholm, Sweden: Föreningen för Bokhantverk, 1925. 4to. half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, spine gilt-stamped with five raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. 110, (2) pages. Text in Swedish. Introduction, bibliography. 39 color and black and white plates. Noteworthy samples of bookbinding from Swedish collections. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. READ MORE about BRODERADE BOKBAND FRÅN ÄLDRE TID I SVENSKA SAMLINGAR
Price: $175.00 Order nr. 130762
Saint Paul, MN: Rulon-Miller Books, 2006. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (iv), 44 pages. Rulon-Miller catalogue 131, 383 items. Indices of binders and designers, trade bindings, and binding styles. Color illustrations throughout. READ MORE about FINE & INTERESTING BINDINGS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 131614
