Victorian Publishers Book-Bindings in Paper Tapa dura - 1983

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983. Hardcover. Very good +. 112 p. 31 cm. B&w and colour illustrations. Quarter blue cloth with pictorial boards. Light edge wear. Glassine jacket has slightly worn corners and spine ends. Old price label residue on front flap. Discussion of French Romantic bindings, papier-mâché, children's books, fin-de-siècle and art nouveau. Index.

Berkeley & Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1983. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1983. First U.S. Edition. Bound in the original pictorial paper-covered boards with a blue cloth spine stamped in shiny gold. Translucent dust jacket printed with blue lettering. Index. From the dust jacket: "McLean shows, by illustration, some of the attractive ways in which paper was used as the main surface on publishers' bindings between 1800 and 1900… Over half of the 200 illustrations are in colour, and in nearly all cases they are reproduced for the first time since their original publication… McLean's valuable historical introduction makes this an informative guide to the subject as well as a reference tool. The colorful illustrations make it a real delight for any reader.".… Leer más

Univ of California Pr. Used - Very Good. 1983. Univ of California Press. Cloth, dj, quarto, 112 pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Light shelf wear to jacket. Binding tight, pages clean, illustrations bright and attractive. Very Good. (Subject: Books on Books.)

Univ of California Pr, 1983-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!