A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique; Third Supplemented Edition
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Language: English
Published by Holland, 31-4, 1988
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- Title
- A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique; Third Supplemented Edition
- Author
- Middleton, Bernard
- Publisher
- Holland, 31-4
- Publication year
- 1988
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Good+
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0946323135
- ISBN 13
- 9780946323135
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
this comprehensive guide by a recognized authority charts the course of Engli9sh bookbinding from its beginning to the present day.
Covering both the decorative and commercial aspects of the craft, it presents a wealth of historical and technical data in an admirably organized and digestible form.
Photographs of important and interesting bindings augment the text, together with technical line drawings and historical engravings.
CONTENTS: Material of Leaves & Folding * Beating & 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
Covering both the decorative and commercial aspects of the craft, it presents a wealth of historical and technical data in an admirably organized and digestible form.
Photographs of important and interesting bindings augment the text, together with technical line drawings and historical engravings.
CONTENTS: Material of Leaves & Folding * Beating & 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
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