Hand Bound Books The Old Method of Bookbinding A Guide for Amateur Bookbinders

Clara Buffum

Published by The Akerman-Standard Company, Providence, RI, 1935

About this Item

Softcover wrapper style binding in brown print heavy paper with title on spine and cover in dark lettering. The cover is starting to split at lower hinge on front only. The textblock is 9.5"x 6" with 72 pp. and free, clean endpapers, front and back, tightly sewn and unmarked. There are many line drawings, by the author, and there were 500 copies of this special edition, of which this is #13, signed by the author. A basic approach to classical bookbinding using terms and materials/equipment available and taught in the 1930's.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1768714139620

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hand Bound Books The Old Method of Bookbinding A Guide for Amateur Bookbinders
• Publisher: The Akerman-Standard Company, Providence, RI
• Publication Date: 1935
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Clara Buffum
• Edition: 1st Edition, Special Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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