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A History of the Art of Bookbinding with Some Account of the Books of the Ancients by Brassington, W. Salt [Editor] - 1893

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A History of the Art of Bookbinding with Some Account of the Books of the Ancients by Brassington, W. Salt [Editor] - 1893

A History of the Art of Bookbinding with Some Account of the Books of the Ancients

by Brassington, W. Salt [Editor]

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Macmillan & Co, New York, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. First American Edition. Size: 4to. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. No date, but Preface dated 1893. Brown blind stamped illustrated cloth over boards, gilt stamped on spine, deckle edges, top edge gilt in good condition, decorated end papers, color frontispiece with tissue, title page in red and black printing, "illustrated with numerous engravings and photographic reproductions of ancient bindings in color (8 with tissues) and monotints", xvi, 277 pages, [3], Index, short Memoir of John Hannett. Corners and spine ends bumped with wear, front hinge cracked and pulling away from binding a bit, front free end paper has 6 inch tear running along gutter, pages toned, general wear along edges of boards and along spine. From the Preface: "[This book] is based upon a useful and now scarce little book entitled 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Form of the Books of the Ancients', by John Hannett. At Mr. Hannett's request I undertook to revise, rearrange, and rewrite his treatise, so that this history is practically a new one." Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 lbs 10 oz. Category: Books on Books; Books; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 010191. .
  • Bookseller Dennis Holzman Antiques US (US)
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  • Book Condition Used - Good Condition
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  • Edition First Edition
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  • Publisher Macmillan & Co
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1893
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A History of the Art of Bookbinding, with some account of the Books of the Ancients

by Brassington, W Salt (editor)

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Elliot Stock, 1894. Book. Very Good. hardback. 1st Edition. hardback, quarto, measuring 11" x 9 2/5", brown cloth blocked with an embossed pictorial design in black, lettered black and gilt, top edge gilt, remaining edges rough-trimmed, patterned endpapers, Mildly rubbed at head and foot of spine, faint stamp to front free endpaper, upper hinge just starting but stitching is tight, tissue guarded colour frontis and nine further coloured plates, b&w illustrations, xvi + 277 [iii] pp. A large heavy volume which will, if ordered from certain overseas locations, attract a request for additional postage..
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A History of the Art of Bookbinding, with some Account of the Books of the Ancients.

by BRASSINGTON, W. Salt

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London:: Elliot Stock,, 1894.. First edition.. publisher's printed brown cloth.. Bookplate; very slightly shaken with some rubbing at corners and extremities; but an attractive copy.. Folio,. Illustrated with numerous engravings, and photographic reproductions of ancient bindings in colour and monotints..
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A History of the Art of Bookbinding. With Some Account of the Books of the Ancients

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London: Elliot Stock, 1894. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Folio. xvi, 277,(1)pp. followed by 2pp publisher's catalogue. Illustrated. Green cloth blocked in gilt on the spine and upper board, and in blind on the lower board. Top edge gilt. Patterned end papers. One of fifty numbered large paper copies of which this is No. 3 Light rubbing to the boards, wear to the edges and hinges else a very good copy. With the inscription: Compliments of E. C. Hill, Dec, 25, 1900. .
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A History of the Art of Bookbinding. With Some Account of the Books of the Ancients

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London: Elliot Stock, 1894. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Folio. xvi, 277,(1)pp. followed by 2pp publisher's catalogue. Illustrated. Blue cloth blocked in gilt on the spine and upper board, and in blind on the lower board. Top edge gilt. Patterned end papers. One of fifty numbered copies of which this is No. 6. A few spots of very light foxing, light wear to the edges and hinges else a very good copy. .
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