Spawn Willman and Kinsella Thomas E (10 results)

stiff paper wrappers. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 206 pages. First edition. The paper wrappers depict various binder's tickets in color. Well-illustrated exhibition catalogue including plates in color. Foreword by Elliot Shore, Director of Libraries, followed by historical information on binding. The first 219 bindings are described in great detail, including information on the binder. This is followed by shorter descriptions of 485 ticketed bindings also in the collection but not pictured. An important new reference book in the study of English binding. Bookbinding (illustrator).…

cloth. small 4to. cloth. 206 pages. First edition, the hardbound variant. Well-illustrated exhibition catalogue including plates in color. Foreword by Elliot Shore, Director of Libraries, followed by historical information on binding. The first 219 bindings are described in great detail, including information on the binder. This is followed by shorter descriptions of 485 ticketed bindings also in the collection but not pictured. An important reference book in the study of English binding. Bookbinding (illustrator).…

unbound signatures. small 4to. unbound signatures. 206 pages. First edition. Unbound sheet variant of this book. Suitable for binding. Bookbinding (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by author Willman Spawn at title page. 11.25 x 8.75 in. 206 pp. b/w illustrations, 24 color plates. Glossy illustrated wraps. Faint shelf-wear, no internal markings. Near Fine. Signed by Author(s).

cloth. 4to. cloth. 300 pages. First edition. Some uneven fading to spine and boards, else a fine copy. In this the first major study of American signed bookbindings, Willman Spawn and Thomas E. Kinsella describe and illustrate 315 bookbinder's tickets, stamps, and engraved designations dating from the 1750s through 1876. The details of the study reveal a vibrant segment of the book trade, deeply enmeshed with the related trades of booksellers, stationers and publishers. Two hundred and thirty-three binders are represented, many with multiple designations. Locations of binders cluster up and down the east coast from Maine to Virginia, with tickets as far south as New Orleans and as far west as Little Rock. The study identifies binders from 19 states and 84 cities and towns. Brief descriptions of bindings are provided, along with explanatory notes for many binders, especially in the binding centers of Boston, New York and Philadelphia. The strength of the study is in its attention to nineteenth-century trade binders such as Benjamin Bradley and Peter Low of Boston, George W. Alexander and Colton & Jenkins of New York, and Benjamin Gaskill and Joseph T. Altemus of Philadelphia. Spawn, a retired conservator at the American Philosophical Society, has written numerous articles on early American bookbinding. Since 1985 he has served as honorary Curator of Bookbindings at Bryn Mawr College where he has helped to build the splendid collection of signed bindings described here. Kinsella is the Associate Professor of British Literature at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. He has written on Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, among other subjects, and, for the past 20 years, has collaborated with Spawn researching the history of bookbinding. The volume has two introductory essays and is well-indexed. Co-published with Bryn Mawr College Library. Bookbinding (illustrator).…

cloth. 4to. cloth. 300 pages. First edition. In this the first major study of American signed bookbindings, Willman Spawn and Thomas E. Kinsella describe and illustrate 315 bookbinder's tickets, stamps, and engraved designations dating from the 1750s through 1876. The details of the study reveal a vibrant segment of the book trade, deeply enmeshed with the related trades of booksellers, stationers and publishers. Two hundred and thirty-three binders are represented, many with multiple designations. Locations of binders cluster up and down the east coast from Maine to Virginia, with tickets as far south as New Orleans and as far west as Little Rock. The study identifies binders from 19 states and 84 cities and towns. Brief descriptions of bindings are provided, along with explanatory notes for many binders, especially in the binding centers of Boston, New York and Philadelphia. The strength of the study is in its attention to nineteenth-century trade binders such as Benjamin Bradley and Peter Low of Boston, George W. Alexander and Colton & Jenkins of New York, and Benjamin Gaskill and Joseph T. Altemus of Philadelphia. Spawn, a retired conservator at the American Philosophical Society, has written numerous articles on early American bookbinding. Since 1985 he has served as honorary Curator of Bookbindings at Bryn Mawr College where he has helped to build the splendid collection of signed bindings described here. Kinsella is the Associate Professor of British Literature at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. He has written on Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, among other subjects, and, for the past 20 years, has collaborated with Spawn researching the history of bookbinding. The volume has two introductory essays and is well-indexed. Co-published with Bryn Mawr College Library. Bookbinding (illustrator).…

206 pages. Paperback: H 27.75cm x L 21.75cm. Glossy paper covers rubbed. Slight foxing to text block edges with small stain at top edge. Foxing on front cover's blank verso and rear cover's blank recto. Past owner's pencil inscription at top of title page; some minor foxing and soiling spots to interior leaves which, overall, remain clean. Binding is firm. ISBN 1884718957.…

cloth. small 4to. cloth. 206 pages. First edition, the hardbound variant. Well-illustrated exhibition catalogue including plates in color. Foreword by Elliot Shore, Director of Libraries followed by historical information on binding. The first 219 bindings are described in great detail including information on the binder. This is followed by shorter descriptions of 485 ticketed bindings also in the collection but not pictured. An important new reference book in the study of English binding. Bookbinding (illustrator).…

SPAWN, Willman, and KINSELLA, Thomas E. Ticketed Bookbindings from Nineteenth-Century Britain. With an Essay by Bernard C. Middleton. Orig. cloth. Bryn Mawr, PA: Bryn Mawr College Library and Oak Knoll Press, 1999. Illus. Fine.

unbound. 4to. unbound. 300 pages. First edition. Smyth-sewn book block complete with end sheets but without a case. In this the first major study of American signed book bindings, Willman Spawn and Thomas E. Kinsella describe and illustrate 315 bookbinder's tickets, stamps, and engraved designations dating from the 1750s through 1876. The details of the study reveal a vibrant segment of the book trade, deeply enmeshed with the related trades of booksellers, stationers and publishers. Two hundred and thirty-three binders are represented, many with multiple designations. Locations of binders cluster up and down the east coast from Maine to Virginia, with tickets as far south as New Orleans and as far west as Little Rock. The study identifies binders from 19 states and 84 cities and towns. Brief descriptions of bindings are provided, along with explanatory notes for many binders, especially in the binding centers of Boston, New York and Philadelphia. The strength of the study is in its attention to nineteenth-century trade binders such as Benjamin Bradley and Peter Low of Boston, George W. Alexander and Colton & Jenkins of New York, and Benjamin Gaskill and Joseph T. Altemus of Philadelphia. Spawn, retired conservator at the American Philosophical Society, has written numerous articles on early American bookbinding. Since 1985 he has served as honorary Curator of Bookbindings at Bryn Mawr College where he has helped to build the splendid collection of signed bindings described here. Kinsella is Associate Professor of British Literature at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. He has written on Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, among other subjects, and, for the past 20 years, has collaborated with Spawn researching the history of bookbinding. The volume has two introductory essays and is well indexed. Co-published with Bryn Mawr College Library. Bookbinding (illustrator).…