BOOKBINDING, AND THE CARE OF BOOKS: A text-book for the Book-binders and Librarians
by Cockerell, Douglas
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Middletown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, (1924). Noel Rooke. Fourth edition. In the Artistic Crafts Series of Technical Handbooks. Illustrated by Noel Rooke. Previous owner's name on endpaper. Very good or better with some rubbing, especially to lower front corner, and spine slightly tanned but pages bright and binding tight. Lacking dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53302
- Title
- BOOKBINDING, AND THE CARE OF BOOKS: A text-book for the Book-binders and Librarians
- Author
- Cockerell, Douglas
- Illustrator
- Noel Rooke
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- (1924)
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.