The Art of Bookbinding A Practical Treatise.<br />From the Technological Handbooks Series.
by Zaehnsdorf, J. W
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- Hardcover
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Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: G. Bell and Sons Ltd, 1914. Eighth Edition. dated 1914. Hardback. 8vo. xix, 190pp. Olive green cloth with black lettering and design to upper board, spine with gilt lettering and black design. No jacket. Eight plates (including frontispiece) plus line drawings and diagrams. A very useful summary of the techniques of bookbinding from one of the legends of the trade. Book in very good condition. Boards a little rubbed around the vulnerable points. Spine slightly faded. Faint toning to endpapers. Good, solid binding, nice and bright internally.
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- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1308490
- Title
- The Art of Bookbinding A Practical Treatise.From the Technological Handbooks Series.
- Author
- Zaehnsdorf, J. W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. Bell and Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1914
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...