The art of bookbinding
by Zaehnsdorf, Joseph W
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Bell & Sons, York Street, Covent Garden, 1880 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. xxiv, [ii], 187, [1] pages + 10 plates. Complete as listed. In the original cloth binding, spine faded and with wear to the head and foot of the spine. Pages lightly browned throughout. End papers browned. Although it states on the rear of the half title page that 50 copies were printed on large paper, this is not one of them. The pages here measure approximately 20.5x12.5 cm, so one of the ordinary trade edition..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Stephen Rench (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012644
- Title
- The art of bookbinding
- Author
- Zaehnsdorf, Joseph W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- George Bell & Sons, York Street, Covent Garden
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1880
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography, books and printing;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Stephen Rench
Biblio member since 2012
Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire
About Stephen Rench
I have a wide variety of antiquarian and secondhand books for sale. Visitors to my office are welcome but please contact me first to make an appointment.
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...