English bookbindings in the British Museum. Illustrations of sixty-three examples selected on account of their beauty or historical interest. With introduction and descriptions. The plates printed in facsimile by W. Griggs chromo-lithographer to Her Majesty the Queen.
by FLETCHER, W.Y
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About This Item
1895. London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company, Limited, 1895. Folio. Original blue cloth binding. (a bit faded and rubbed). Title in gold on the front cover. Top edge gilt. Uncut. Title printed in red and black, woodcut initials and tail-pieces. xviii pp. introduction, 66 leaves with descriptions of the plates. With 66 tissue-garded beautiful colourplates: chromolithographs, sometimes heightened in gold. Neatly printed on thick handmade paper in 500 numbered copies. This is copy number 124, with the exlibris of the Lakeside Press Chicago. The bindings represented in the plates contained in this volume are all products of English or Scottish craftsmen, or of foreigners who were domiciled in England. Although they have been chosen principally on account of their beauty or historical interest, they also serve to illustrated the history of bookbinding in England from the end of the twelfth century to the latter half of the eighteenth, when the genius of Roger Payne raised the art from the low condition into which it had then fallen. Each plate is accompanied by a description of the binding represented, and, when possible, some account of the binder, and of the person or persons to whom the book upon which the binding is found once belonged, as well as any circumstances which give a special interest to the volume.
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- Bookseller
- Knuf Rare Books
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- 1315
- Title
- English bookbindings in the British Museum. Illustrations of sixty-three examples selected on account of their beauty or historical interest. With introduction and descriptions. The plates printed in facsimile by W. Griggs chromo-lithographer to Her Majesty the Queen.
- Author
- FLETCHER, W.Y
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- 1895
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Knuf Rare Books
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Lavardin
About Knuf Rare Books
Knuf Rare books was founded in the 1950s by Frits Knuf in the Netherlands. After an apprenticeship with Frits I took over the firm in 1996 which we then moved to France in 2001 where we are still based. The business is run from our home in Lavardin, one of the most beautiful villages of France located in the Loire Valley, that can easily be reached from Paris. Visitors are most welcome, but by appointment please. I am interested in the History of the Book and have a good inventory of rare and uncommon printed books, ephemeral items, prints and manuscripts from the incunable period to the twentieth century. My stock is especially strong in early auction- and library catalogues, type specimens, continental printer’s and engravers manuals, calligraphy manuals. Another interest is early continental architecture books and early art auction catalogues. Every year I issue two fully illustrated and annotated printed catalogues that are sent out upon request. In addition to that I also send out short email lists every week with a selection of books about books from our stock. And of course, I exhibit at several major international book fairs, such as New York, Boston and Paris. We work mainly with institutional customers, and are happy to discuss special institutional requirements. I adhere strictly to the professional standards and code of conduct of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Syndicat national de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (SLAM), and the Compagnie Nationale des Experts (CNE) to which I belong. I have been an international rare book dealer for over 25 years and am a member of the Nederlands Genootschap van Bibliofielen. If you want to buy or sell single books or whole collections, have an expert valuation or if would just like some advice, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
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