A Rod for the Back of the Binder. Some Considerations of Binding With Reference to the Ideals of The Lakeside Press
Published by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co./The Lakeside Press, Chicago, 1928
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.Quercus Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since January 26, 2005
Association member: IOBA
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 125.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co./The Lakeside Press, 1928. Donnelley became a major commercial printer but through their "Lakeside Press" imprint also produced fine bindings [for Caxton and Limited Editions Club, and others]. This 32-page treatise sets forth their standards. Decorative brown cloth binding with abstract clouds in a lighter tone. Titling in gilt within a red label. Clean text; 16 plates and numerous illustrative drawings. Tiny bookseller label on the rear paste-down. This copy has been inscribed "President R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co" with charming notation [1928] by Mary and Hugh Littell, relatives of an officer of the Company.Page ends are lightly toned, with hints of rub to the margins. An attractive book; in an archival pastic protetor. Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Seller Inventory # 006920
Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Rod for the Back of the Binder. Some Considerations of Binding With Reference to the Ideals of The Lakeside Press
- Author
- Anonymous
- Publisher
- R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co./The Lakeside Press, Chicago
- Publication year
- 1928
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
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Quercus Rare Books
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Quercus Rare Books has been an online resource for readers and collectors since 1999. We seek to provide noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our main focus is Modern Literature, in particular the great Irish writers of the early 20th Century. We also specialize in Irish History and the Politics of Ireland's liberation. Other areas of interest are American History and significant works of the 18th-and 19th-century. Quercus is a Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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