Bookbinders' Finishing Tool Makers, 1780-1965 Tapa dura - 2002

New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, (2002). 27.9 x 21.6 cm, green cloth, pp. 300; illustrated. Fine, as issued without dust jacket. In publisher's shrink wrap. May require extra post to international destintations..

Oak Knoll Press, 2002. Hardback in fine condition.. Hardcover. Fine.

Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, first edition, 2002. Cloth, 4to, 29 cm,. xlii, 300 pp. From a contemporary review: "This unique directory lists hundreds of toolcutters and their firms who worked from 1780 to 1965. With brief biographies of each crafìtsman or firm, the author illustrates many of their original trade marks and advertisements. He also lists the dates when they were active. There are opening essays on What Finishing Tools Are and How they were Used; How Finishing Tools Are Made; Tools of the Makers and Toolmakers' Tools, etc. Using trade journals and other methods, this work is an excellent reference to provide a means for dating tools and thus bindings." Contents include: I Introduction (What Finishing Tools Are and How They Are Used, How Finishing Tools Are Made, Tools of the Makers and Toolmakers' Tools, Trades of the Makers, Tools and Design); II Toolcutters in the British Isles; III Toolcutters in Continental Europe; IV Toolcutters in North America and… Leer más

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press/The Plough Press. Fine. 2002. Hardcover. 1584560576 . A Fine edition ; Details finishing tools involved in the binding of books from acclaimed book binder Tom Conroy; 8vo; 300 pages .

New Castle, De/nottingham: Oak Knoll Press/The Plough Press. Fine. 2002. Cloth. 1584560576 . A Fine edition with no visible blemishing ; This book is a comprehensive history of the finishing tools used by bookbinders. It starts with the earliest tools, moves onto the mid-1800s, and then covers the various finishing tools through the late 1800s. The book also includes a section on modern finishing tools.; 4to; 300 pages; Price? ? ? .

New Castle, Delaware/nottingham: Oak Knoll Press/The Plough Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 1584560576 . A first Edition/First Printing that is unblemished; Details finishing tools involved in the binding of books from acclaimed book binder Tom Conroy ; 4to; 300 pages .

New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press/The Plough Press. Fine. 2002. Hardcover. 1584560576 . A Fine edition ; Details finishing tools involved in the binding of books from acclaimed book binder Tom Conroy; 8vo; 300 pages .