A Manual of the Art of Bookbinding (Nineteenth-Century Book Arts and Printing History) de Nicholson, James B - 1980

New York: Garland Publishing, 1980. Hardcover. Fine. 325 pp. Brown cloth, title gilt on spine. Facsimile of the original 1856 edition printed by Henry Baird. With a new introduction by Sidney F. Hunter. 12 plates. Intended for book collectors and amateurs, as well as for the "practical workman," Nicholson's manual is thought to have been the first written by an American. American bookbinding equipment is illustrated throughout. Printed on acid free paper. Fine, without dustjacket - as issued.

New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1980. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1980. Facsimile of the 1856 edition [Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird] with an informative new introduction by Sidney F. Huttner that gives a history of the book's publication and its author. The DAB (Vol. XIII, p.503) describes the original as "the first practical manual of the subject by an American" and "the most nearly complete treatise yet published in America." Included are full instructions for forwarding, gilding and finishing. The marbling section, taken directly from Woolnough's THE WHOLE ART OF MARBLING tells how to reproduce 29 patterns of which 7 are illustrated on full page plates. Glossary. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown cloth. Mejer #1950. Brenni #39.. Facsimile reprint of… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.