Historical Sketch of Bookbinding as an Art
by Dutton, Meiric K
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Rear cover sunned.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Norwood, MA: The Holliston Mills, Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket; Rear cover sunned.. 1926. Hardcover. Maroon cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front boards and spine. Top edges gilt. Index, appendices. A history of bookbinding in general, and in Italy, France, England, and America. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39827
- Title
- Historical Sketch of Bookbinding as an Art
- Author
- Dutton, Meiric K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Rear cover sunned.
- Publisher
- The Holliston Mills, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Norwood, MA
- Date Published
- 1926
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bookbinding, Book Arts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books about Books;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- Sunned
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- 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....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...