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New Directions in Bookbinding
by Smith, Philip
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0442277881
- ISBN 13
- 9780442277888
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1974. Book. Illus. by profuse color & black/white illustrations, plus profuse drawings. Fine. Hardcover. First U.S.. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Still an important book in the evolution of design, artistic book binding. Smith was revolutionary and still of great influence in his native England as well as in the U.S. An exceptional copy in original brown leatherette with an artistic image of Smith on the front cover, and bright silver title on the unfaded spine. As new inside. Dust jacket has no flaws and is not price clipped. Included in this volume is a set of 15 (of 16) postcard size cards, each a color image of one of the major works in design binding by Smith. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079608
- Title
- New Directions in Bookbinding
- Author
- Smith, Philip
- Illustrator
- profuse color & black/white illustrations, plus profuse drawings
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First U.S.
- ISBN 10
- 0442277881
- ISBN 13
- 9780442277888
- Publisher
- Van Nostrand Reinhold
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- design bookbinding, Philip Smith, books on books, book art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Books on Books;
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Any purchase returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Sales subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
About Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
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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....
- Jacket
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...