Bookbinding from Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko

Kraków: Sekcja Introligatorów przy Cechu Rzemios·l Różnych, 1968 4o (27.5 cm), 56 pp, 33 plates. Publisher's cloth-backed boards (minor shelf wear, bookplate mounted on the front pastdown). In Polish. Limited edition, this is no. 262. Illustrated essay on the history of bookbinding in Krakow.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989 4to (30.5 cm), xix, 296 pp., 5 color plates, 198 black & white illustrations. Publisher's cloth & dust jacket (dj slightly rubbed at extremities, small tear to the spine). First edition, a revision of a series of lectures delivered at the Pierpont Morgan Library in 1979. "In this important study of North Italian and Parisian… Saber más sobre este artículo

BNF, 1999 4to (30.5 cm), 247, [1] pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. This book was published on the occasion of the exhibition "Reliures royales de la Renaissance : la librairie de Fontainebleau, 1544-1570" (Royal Bindings of the Renaissance: The Library of Fontainebleau, 1544-1570), held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France from March 26 to June 27, 1999. The catalogue… Saber más sobre este artículo

Dover Publications Inc, 2000 4to (28 cm), 160 pp. Laminated wrappers. "Before the advent of modern mass-production methods, books were bound by hand to remarkably high standards of quality. Beautiful and durable, they appealed to book lovers who appreciated not only a book's content but also the quality and craftsmanship of its binding. Unfortunately, the introduction of machine-binding methods, while… Saber más sobre este artículo

The British Library Publishing Division, 2011 4to (28.5 cm), 192 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). "From exquisite medieval bookbindings made of precious metals and jewels to the unique and highly imaginative creations of contemporary bookbinders, this book celebrates over 100 of the most beautiful bookbindings of the last 1000 years. Fully illustrated in colour, with specially commissioned… Saber más sobre este artículo

John Rylands University Library, 2008 Oblong 4to (23.5 x 28.5 cm), XII, 212 pp. Publisher's red cloth, gilt-lettered spine, illustration tipped in front board, cloth slip-case (slip-case slightly dusted and rubbed at extremities). A catalogue of an exhibition held at the John Rylands Library 4 June -- 18 October 2008. Prefatory materials "About miniature designer bindings" by Patricia Juvelis and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Designer Bookbinders Publications, 1995 4to (28 cm), 81. [3], 16 pp + ads. Laminated wrappers. Included articles "Design, a changing concept" by Jeff Clements; "Re-thinking of the rigid spine" by James Brockman; "Twenty-one case-bindings and five experimental books" by Ivor Robinson; "Fine binding in Australia" by Roberta Johnstone; "New Directions, or no Direction?" by Trevor Jones; "Containing bindings" by Angela… Saber más sobre este artículo

Harry N. Abrams, 1989 Square 4to (29 x 26.5 cm), 200 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. "This is the first major study of the sudden flowering of the art of bookbinding in France at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century-one of the richest and most exciting periods in the history of the decorative… Saber más sobre este artículo

Oxford: Alan Isaac Rare Books with Maureen Duke, 2014 8vo (23.5 cm), XVIII, [2], 82, [4] pp, plates. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered front board and spine. A reprint in facsimile of 1951 edition with a new introduction by Alan Isaac and foreword by Maureen Duke.

Oxford: Alan Isaac Rare Books, 2015 8vo (23.5 cm), XVII, 114 pp, plates. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered front board and spine. "The object of this book is to make available in an easily accessible form some splendid articles on key elements essential to fine bookbinding, the majority of which have lain hidden in obscure publications for too long, and two specifically… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York & London: Hafner Publishing Company, 1963 8vo (23.5 cm), front. with patterns of marbled paper in color, XVI, 307 pp, 11 plates. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spine (binding slightly rubbed). Loosely inserted signed by Middleton Christmas card with a printed poem "Solemn Curse pronounced by Ben Burnisher upon a Master Bookbinder upon a particular occasion". Foreword by Howard… Saber más sobre este artículo

The Bibliographical Society, 2004 4to (25.5 cm), 328 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (minor shelf-wear). "This collection of essays - edited and in many cases expanded versions of lectures delivered over a dozen years - demonstrates the change in direction the study of bookbinding history has taken. Much of the work published here is based on minute observation of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Princeton Architectural Press, 2004 8vo (23.5 cm), 120 pp. Publisher's cloth (binding slightly rubbed, bookplate tipped in front pastdown, collector's blind stamp on title). Published on the occasion of the exhibition jointly organized by the Bibliothèque littéraire Jacques Doucet and The New York Public Library Fabruary 27-June 12, 2004. Art Deco designs of Pierre Legrain and Rose Aldler transformed bookbinding… Saber más sobre este artículo

Éditions du Chêne, 1972 4to (32 cm), 162 pp, errata loosely inserted. Publisher's cloth, gilt-lettered spine, Lyon's coat or arms in relief on the front board). A collection of essays on the history of printing in Lyon in the 16th century by Henri Hours (Le Renaissanse à Lyon), Henri-Jean Martin (L'apparition du livre à Lyon), Maurice Audin (Cent ans de… Saber más sobre este artículo

1990 8vo (24.5 cm), 56 pp, folding plate. Publisher's wrappers in blue envelope cover. Illustrated catalogue of the exhibition "Experimental book covers" held at the Galerie Handwerk, Munich 18 October - 14 November 1990.

Harry N. Abrams, 1989 Square 4to (29 x 26.5 cm), 200 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (half-title slightly stained at the top). "This is the first major study of the sudden flowering of the art of bookbinding in France at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century-one of the richest and most exciting periods… Saber más sobre este artículo

Amsterdam: Uitgeverij De Bitenkant, 1996 4to (25.5 cm), 214 pp. Publisher's cloth. Illustrated catalogue of an exhibition of bookbindings submitted for the open Dutch Handbookbinding Competition 1995. 229 entries.

Bodleian Library, 1971 8vo (23.5 cm), 11 pp, 30 plates. Printed wrappers.

Bibliothèque nationale, 1980 Square 8vo (20 x 21 cm), 70 pp. Printed wrappers. 111 entries.

Haarlem: Antiquariaat Bubb Kuyper, 1985 8vo (21 cm), [32] pp. Printed wrappers. A survey of bindings commissioned by Jean Grolier in Dutch collections, past and present. 8 illustrations.