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A Rod for the Back of the Binder Some Considerations of Book Binding with Reference to the Ideals of The Lakeside Press
by The Lakeside Press
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Modesto, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, IL: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company / Lakeside Press. Very Good+. 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was possibly issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light rubbing and one small tear to the cloth on the top spine end of the book cover. There is a repaired tear to the spine of the book cloth as well. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, but do have some beginning toning to the edges and the endpapers. The tissue guards on some of the illustrated plates are missing. "The Donnelley company aimed to produce books and periodicals with impressive modern design and mass printed commercial and reference materials. Lakeside Press produced Encyclopædia Britannica, Time Magazine, Life Magazine, promotional literature for the Model T Ford, catalogs for Sears Roebuck, among others. The Press produced high quality collectible editions for the Chicago Caxton Club and the Limited Editions Club. Donnelly was the official printer for the 1933-1934 World's Fair, "A Century of Progress," which took place on the Lake Michigan lakefront just to the east of the plant. The company designed and printed official tickets, postcards, posters, brochures, and magazines which displayed the company's distinctive modernist design. "" (from Wikipedia) .
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- Bookseller
- S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A43169
- Title
- A Rod for the Back of the Binder Some Considerations of Book Binding with Reference to the Ideals of The Lakeside Press
- Author
- The Lakeside Press
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Publisher
- R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company / Lakeside Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, IL
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- The Book Arts, The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Co., Book Binding, Small Press, Book Printing, The Book Arts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books On Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
Biblio member since 2003
Modesto, California
About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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