9780900470837 - History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique von Middleton, Bernard C. (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. London: The Holland Press, 1978. Second supplemental edition, 1978. Maroon cloth, color frontis of marbled papers, with dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with firm binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has some subtle yellowing to the edges, no chips or tears. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

2nd supplemented edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and boards. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xv, 326 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. Contents: Material of leaves and folding -- Beating and pressing -- Sewing -- Endpapers -- Gluing the spine -- Rounding and backing -- Boards and their attachment -- Edge-trimming and decoration -- Headbands -- Back linings -- Covering -- Finishing -- Siding and pasting down -- Book repairs and restoration -- Equipment -- Appendices. The London bookbinding trade c. 1800 ; Working conditions and hours ; The growth of fine and wholesale binderies ; Specialization in book-edge gilding ; The arts and crafts movement and its influence on bookbinding methods and styles ; Investigation into the causes and prevention of leather decay -- Summary -- Author's Note -- Supplement -- Index -- Plates. Subjects: Bookbinding England History. craft workers. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Second, Supplemented Edition; 8Vo, Pp. Xv, [1], 326, [14]; 97 Illustrations And Diagrams In The Text Plus 11 Photographic Illustrations At End; Top Edge Stained Brown. Cloth, Lettered In Gilt On Brown. ; Brown Endpapers. Small Chip On Back Panel Of Publisher's Clear Glassine Dust Jacket Which Also Shows Some Yellow Discoloration. Inscribed By Middleton To A California Psychiatrist (Who Was A Good Client For Many Years) "Signed For ------ With Thanks & Best Wishes Bernard C. Middleton". Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 326 pages in excellent condition. Many figures within the text, 11 plates at end of book. Illustrated frontispiece. Burgundy cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Corners not bumped. White DJ with illustrations and red titles. Slight yellowing on spine and edges. Light wear on corners. FINE/VG. Book.