The Art of Book - Binding, Its rise and Progress ; Including a Descriptive Account of the New York Book - Bindery and the Great New - York Book - Bindery.

Walker, Edward ( Edited an Introduction By Paul S. Koda )

ISBN 10: 0938768077 / ISBN 13: 9780938768074

Published by Oak Knoll Books, 1984, 111 Pp., 1984

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Hardcover; no dustjacket issued; in near fine condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Art of Book - Binding, Its rise and Progress ; Including a Descriptive Account of the New York Book - Bindery and the Great New - York Book - Bindery.
• Publisher: Oak Knoll Books, 1984, 111 Pp.
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0938768077
• ISBN 13: 9780938768074
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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Synopsis

Edward Walker was the proprietor of the largest bookbinding establishment in New York City in the middle of the nineteenth century. This book describes the workings of the Walker bindery, explaining how books were bound and how the bindery was organized. Originally published in 1850, this is the first book written by an American on the subject of bookbinding