London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, (1974). 8vo. cloth. 336 pages. Third impression of the revised fourth edition. Includes a 40 page chapter on binding and all 8 plates are of bindings. Covers faded. READ MORE about ESDAILE'S MANUAL OF BIBLIOGRAPHY

Price: $12.00  other currencies  Order nr. 71246

White Plains: The H.W. Wilson Co., 1916. 8vo. cloth. viii, 248 pages. First edition. (Mejer no.1065). Thirteen chapters on different phases of library binding. Bailey was involved in a number of the library study groups on binding and was Librarian of the Wilmington (Delaware) Institute Free Library. Covers rubbed with wear at top of spine. Ink ownership inscription on front pastedown. Two numbers in ink on title page. READ MORE about LIBRARY BOOKBINDING

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 52186

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  other currencies  Order nr. 11888

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  other currencies  Order nr. 102703

Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1952. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 120 pages. Third edition. Over 100 illustrations throughout text. Tears along paper wrappers along spine. Ownership stamp embossed on half-title. READ MORE about LEÇONS DE RELIURE POUR AMATUERS

Price: $35.00  other currencies  Order nr. 102950

Washington: Library of Congress, (1975). small 4to. self paper wrappers. (4) pages. Preservation Leaflets number two. READ MORE about ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF BOOKS AND RELATED MATERIAL

Price: $15.00  other currencies  Order nr. 31554

A Bilingual Treatise on Bookbinding Translated from the French by Claude Benaiteau. With an Introduction by John P. Chalmers. Edited by Elaine B. Smyth.
Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, 1987. tall 8vo. quarter cloth over boards, paper spine label. 130, (4) pages. A Bilingual Treatise on Bookbinding Translated from the French by Claude Benaiteau. With an Introduction by John P. Chalmers. Edited by Elaine B. Smyth. Limited to 300 copies printed letterpress on Frankfurt White mouldmade paper. A reprint of the very scarce first edition of this French bookbinding manual, printed by its author in 1763. Translated into English and..... READ MORE about TRAITÉ DE LA RELIEURE DES LIVRES

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White Plains: Louis J. Haas, 1943. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 13 leaves. First edition, second printing.Two leaves devoted to equipment and ten on technique. Bookplate of "Occupational Therapy Department" with other information loosely inserted. Water stain along edge of back cover and pages. READ MORE about GRAPHIC BOOKBINDING A COMPLETE TEXT DESIGNED FOR SELF-INSTRUCTION AND PRESENTED THROUGH NUMBERED...

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Leicester, England: The Dryad Press, (1967). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 127 pages plus 11 plates. Eighth edition, revised. Foreword by B.J. Fletcher, late Director of Art Education, Birmingham and preface by David W. Billett, the person who revised this edition. Written to assist the teacher of Arts and Crafts in primary, secondary schools and training colleges.jacket chipped with pieces missing at top of spine. Name in ink on front free endpaper. READ MORE about BOOKBINDING

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New York: Dover Publications, (1990). 4to. stiff paper wrappers. ix, 261 pages. Reprint of the 1973 corrected edition with additional information added to the supply sources section for this 1990 printing. 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..... READ MORE about CREATIVE BOOKBINDING

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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2015. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 144 pages. Tricks of the Trade considers what is not taught - but probably should be - about binding and rebinding books. Written for competent binders and knowledgeable collectors, it brings quirky but effective binding techniques out of obscurity and into the professional repertory. Here are tricks binders can use to polish and refine their bindings, as well as suggestions for repairs that..... READ MORE about TRICKS OF THE TRADE: CONFESSIONS OF A BOOKBINDER

Price: $24.95  other currencies  Order nr. 122913

Halle: Wilhelm Knapp, 1920. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper cover label. vii, 154 pages followed by 37 full-page plates of binding ornaments and illustrations of bindings. Followed by 6 pages of advertisements. Third edition, revised and enlarged (Mejer no.1874; Brenni 233). Contains 133 text illustrations, 45 plates and 44 paper specimens; the paper specimens are lacking from this copy. Guide to bookbinding technique by one of the great German craftsmen of the period. Bookplate of..... READ MORE about DER EXAKTE BUCHEINBAND, DER GUTE HALBRFRANZBAND DER KUNSTLERISCHE

Price: $150.00  other currencies  Order nr. 98808