A ROD FOR THE BACK OF THE BINDER: Some Considerations of Binding With Reference to the Ideals of the Lakeside Press by [Books on Books] - 1928

Chicago: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1928. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrated with full page black and white photographs, many with tissue guards and line drawings, 32 pages. patterned cloth binding, leather label with gilt title on front cover. Clean unmarked copy, solid binding, light wear to covers.

Lakeside Press, 1929. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Bookplate..

Chicago: The Lakeside Press / R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1928. First Edition. Very good.. Illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs throughout. "The subject matter of this book treats binding from a new angle, describing those book binding details concerning which mistaken ideas exist or in which bad binding practices are prevalent." Hardcover. 4to. Blue and gold decorative cloth boards with paper label. No jacket as issued. Corners and spine ends bumped, with slight fraying to spine ends. Mild toning to pages. Very good. 32pp.

R.R. Donnelley and Sons. Used - Good. 1929. Cloth, no dj, as issued. 8vo. 32 pp. Bumping and wear to boards. Some yellowing to text. A very sound copy. (Subject: Books on Books.)

Chicago: The Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelly & Sons, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Larger Thin Octavo; G+; dark brown pictorial spine without text; first edition; cloth covered boards slight general wear; fraying to spine edges; paper label to front with gilt titles and borders; mildly bowed boards; otherwise good binding; no jacket; text block exterior edges have modestly age toned; deckled fore edge; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; minor offsetting to facing page; faint incidental foxing to few pages; tiny circular chip to front endpaper; interior good; illustrated; pp 32. 1364034. FP New Rockville Stock.

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1929. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second edition. Quarto. 31pp. Illustrated with diagrams and photographs. Publisher's decorative cloth with red cover label. Equine-themed bookplate of horse book collector John A. Seaverns on front pastedown, very light wear, near fine.

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1929. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second edition. Quarto. 31pp. Illustrated with diagrams and photographs. Publisher's decorative cloth with red cover label. Neat owner name on front endpaper, light general wear, missing a few tissue guards, still near fine.

The Lakeside Press / R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company. Used - Good. 1928. First Edition Dec. cloth, 32 pp., illus. Head and heel of spine frayed, else very good.. (Subject: Books on Books.)

Chicago, IL: The Lakeside Press - R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. A book on the production and design of books by this well established publisher. Includes 16 black and white photographs as well as numerous other illustrations. A very fine copy in cloth boards with leather label on the front board. A very attractive production.