A study of English bookbinding and its techniques, this book describes the science and lore of the art, and is illustrated with many detailed, hand-drawn illustrations. This edition has been considerably updated and expanded, and a revised supplement traces the evolution of the craft since 1945.
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A study of English bookbinding and its techniques, this book describes the science and lore of the art, and is illustrated with many detailed, hand-drawn illustrations. This edition has been considerably updated and expanded, and a revised supplement traces the evolution of the craft since 1945.
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Add this copy of A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique to cart. $26.00, good condition, Sold by Rose's Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harwich Port, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1963 by Hafner.
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Illustrated. Good. Book. 8vo. London: Hafner, 1963. 8vo. Cloth binding, 307 pp. plus 1 black and white plates at rear and colored frontispiece with 12 decorated samples. A comprehensive guide to English bookbinding from its beginnings to its publication date by a recognized authority. With supplement and new introduction. Illustrated in black and white in-text and with 9 plates. Discoloring to binding. No writing inside. Hinges sound. Good.
Add this copy of A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique to cart. $31.42, very good condition, Sold by Kennys.ie rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, IRELAND, published 1988 by Hyperion Books.
Add this copy of A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique: Third to cart. $34.68, very good condition, Sold by More Than Words rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Waltham, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Hyperion Books.
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Very Good. . All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofit job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business.
Add this copy of A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique to cart. $34.99, very good condition, Sold by Koster's Collectible Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Farmingville, NY, UNITED STATES, published by The Holland Press.
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Very Good+, Very Good+ 8VO, 326+ pgs., Photos & Illus, Hardcover. Hardcover: 'Wine' colored cloth binding with title on spine in gold. Paste-downs and endpapers are pristine. Color frontispiece and b/w pictorial section (in back of book) printed on glossy coated paper. Pages are spotless, crisp and clean. Classic reference work explaining 'English' Techniques, both decorative and commercial. New previously unpublished supplement added. Illustrated. Nice tight binding. Jacket: Slightly oxidized on front and on back. Illustrated front cover. Very desirable, interesting copy in protective mylar.
Add this copy of A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique: Third to cart. $39.86, good condition, Sold by Book Alley rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pasadena, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by The Holland Press.
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Good jacket. A good hardcover in a good dust jacket with mylar sleeve. Age toning to pages, text block. Scuffs to text block. No markings, binding is tight.
Add this copy of A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by Alan Wofsy Fine Arts rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published by London: The Holland Press, [1978].
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8vo. [326 pp.]. Very Good. Hard covers. No Dust Jacket. Bound in publisher's maroon woven cloth, blocked and lettered in brown and gilt to the spine. Pages clean. An up-to-date insight into the techniques of bookbinding in one whole book taking each binding technique as a whole and tracing it's techniques up to the modern day. Foreword by Howard M. Nixon. Color and B&W Plates.
Add this copy of A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique to cart. $55.00, very good condition, Sold by Leaf and Stone Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Toronto, ON, CANADA, published 1996 by Oak Knoll Press; the British Library.
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Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1884718280. Ix, 372, [xiv] pp. Index. Illustrated with text cuts throughout and 14 b/w plates at rear. Frontis plate of Middleton at work binding. Glossy brown dust jacket with images of 18th century leatherbound books. DJ has a few small rubs at extremities, a bit of minor crumpling at spine top, book itself is clean and tight, very nice copy. 4th revised edition.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 372 pages.
Add this copy of A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique. to cart. $55.00, very good condition, Sold by Zephyr Used & Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Holland Press.
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8vo. xvi, 326, [2] pp. Colour frntsp., numerous text illusts. & diagrams, 11 plates. Black boards, gilt lettrng, w/ d.j. (mnr scuffng), NF/VG. Third revised edition, w/ supplement and new introduction of this classic attempt to chart the history of English bookbinding in all its technical aspects.
Add this copy of A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique to cart. $60.00, very good condition, Sold by Black Swan Books, Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lexington, KY, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Oak Knoll Press.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Foreword by Howard M. Nixon. Illustated with black-and-white photographs and drawings. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. No names or marks in the text. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation in a heavy cardboard box. Near fine condition in near fine dust jacket. Selling Used and Rare books on line since April 1998 and from our bookstore in the heart of the Bluegrass since 1984.; Black-and-white illustrations; 8vo.; xiii, 372, xiv pages.
Add this copy of A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique to cart. $60.00, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1963 by Hafner.
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Very good(+) in very good jacket. Foreword by Howard M. Nixon. Illustrate plus 11 black & white plates at rear of text. xv + 307pp., 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, some minor chipping at spine ends. New York: Hafner Publishing, (1963). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.
