(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). 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  other currencies  Order nr. 21589

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

BOOKBINDING FOR AMATEURS: BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS TOOLS.

London: L. Upcott Gill, (1888). 8vo. original stamped cloth binding decorated in gilt and black, clamshell box. viii, 184, 32 pages. First edition, later printing. (Not in Mejer; Brenni no.37 & 166). Illustrated with 156 Engravings. Minor foxing to preliminary pages. Only the slightest hint of rubbing to the corners and top hinge of the front cover, else near fine. Housed in a beautifuly clamshell box. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING FOR AMATEURS: BEING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VARIOUS TOOLS

Price: $75.00  other currencies  Order nr. 32664

(Bookbinding). Culot, Paul.

JEAN-CLAUDE BOZERIAN, UN MOMENT DE L'ORNEMENT DANS LA RELIURE EN FRANCE.

Bruxelles (Brussels), Belgium: Eric Speeckaert, 1979. 8vo. cloth, gilt-stamped spine and front cover. 106, (4) pages. Text in French. Foreword, introduction, biographical sketch, listing of Bozerian's works. 36 black and white plates. Focuses on Bozerian's use of ornaments on book covers. READ MORE about JEAN-CLAUDE BOZERIAN, UN MOMENT DE L'ORNEMENT DANS LA RELIURE EN FRANCE

Price: $60.00  other currencies  Order nr. 130680

(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).

DANISH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BINDINGS, 1730-1780.

With an Introduction by Sofus Larsen and Anker Kyster, Med et Resume par Dansk. 102 Plates.
Copenhagen: Levin & Munksgaard Publishers, 1930. 4to. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 53 pages followed by the plates. With an Introduction by Sofus Larsen and Anker Kyster, Med et Resume par Dansk. 102 Plates. First edition. (Brenni no.482). Reproductions of well over 100 bindings with many in full color. Some rubbing along extremities. Text in English with summary in Danish. Inscribed on first blank page by Clara and Hardy Steeholm to Alfred Knight..... READ MORE about DANISH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BINDINGS, 1730-1780

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5730

(Bookbinding).

DANISH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BINDINGS, 1730-1780.

With an Introduction by Sofus Larsen and Anker Kyster, Med et Resume par Dansk. 102 Plates.
Copenhagen: Levin & Munksgaard Publishers, 1930. 4to. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 53 pages followed by the plates. With an Introduction by Sofus Larsen and Anker Kyster, Med et Resume par Dansk. 102 Plates. First edition. (Brenni no.482). Reproductions of well over 100 bindings with many in full color. Some rubbing along extremities. Text in English with summary in Danish. Spine label partially chipped away. Corners bumped. READ MORE about DANISH EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BINDINGS, 1730-1780

Price: $225.00  other currencies  Order nr. 76387

(Bookbinding). Davenport, Cyril.

ENGLISH EMBROIDERED BOOKBINDINGS.

London, England: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, 1899. tall 8vo. contemporary half leather, marbled paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers. xxxii, 113+(1) pages. S-K 3635. First edition. (Mejer no.290; Brenni no.793). Table of contents, general introduction by Alfred W. Pollard, index. With 52 plates of bindings including a colored frontispiece. Part of the English Bookman's Library Series. With four chapters: Introduction, Books Bound in Canvas, Books Bound in Velvet, and Books Bound in Satin. This is..... READ MORE about ENGLISH EMBROIDERED BOOKBINDINGS

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 130540

(Bookbinding). Davenport, Cyril.

ROYAL ENGLISH BOOKBINDINGS.

London: Seeley and Co., 1896. 8vo. original blue cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. 96 pages. S-K 3501. First edition. (Mejer no.291). A collection of bindings from the Royal Library in the British Museum, many of which were gathered by George III and his librarian Sir Frederick Barnard. With eight plates of bindings printed in color by Edmund Evans and twenty-six in monochrome. Minor rubbing of covers. READ MORE about ROYAL ENGLISH BOOKBINDINGS

Price: $65.00  other currencies  Order nr. 5742

(Bookbinding). Davenport, Cyril.

ROYAL ENGLISH BOOKBINDINGS.

London: Seeley and Co., 1896. 8vo. original blue cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. 96 pages. S-K 3501. First edition. (Mejer no.291). A collection of bindings from the Royal Library in the British Museum, many of which were gathered by George III and his librarian Sir Frederick Barnard. With eight plates of bindings printed in color by Edmund Evans and twenty-six in monochrome. Spine coming away from the front hinge; slightly age darkened. READ MORE about ROYAL ENGLISH BOOKBINDINGS

Price: $40.00  other currencies  Order nr. 130668

(Bookbinding).

DBUK TOUR.

(London, England: Designer Bookbinders, 2011). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 36 pages. Acknowledgments, foreword by Designer Bookbinders president Stephen Conway. Bookbindings on display in various galleries throughout England. Color illustrations throughout. Price list laid in. READ MORE about DBUK TOUR

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 128484

(Bookbinding). Derôme, Léopold.

LA RELIURE DE LUXE LE LIVRE ET L'AMATEUR.

Paris: Edouard Rouveyre, 1888. large 8vo. half red morocco over marbled paper-covered boards, five raised bands, top edge gilt, others uncut. 246, (2), v, (3) pages. First and only edition, limited to 900 numbered copies. (Schmidt-Künsemüller no. 1537). A discussion of luxury bookbinding by the author is accompanied by the designs of J. Adeline, G. Fraipont, C. Kurner, and M. Perret. Each plate is protected by a guard sheet with descriptive letterpress. Original wrappers bound..... READ MORE about LA RELIURE DE LUXE LE LIVRE ET L'AMATEUR

Price: $450.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71467

(Bookbinding).

DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS.

N.P. (Designer Bookbinders), n.d. oblong 32mo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Examples of binding by this society. Black-and-white illustrations through out.. Bumping to bottom corner. Previous owners name on front free endpaper. Some sticker residue on inside front wrapper and front free endpaper. READ MORE about DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS

Price: $30.00  other currencies  Order nr. 106815