The Binding of Books: An Essay in the History of Gold-Tooled Bindings
by Horne, Herbert P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good (Ex-Library with white sticker on protective case; protectivre case and boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/sunned; textblo
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd, 1894. Hardcover. Good (Ex-Library with white sticker on protective case; protectivre case and boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/sunned; textblock edges ar toned/scuffed; interior is clean with light toning at the periphery and minimal markings; textblock is cracked.). Light blue folding protective case with light blue cloth ties; purple cloth boards with gilt lettering and illustration; xiii, 224 pp.; richly illustrated. Contents include: The craft of binding -- Early Italian bindings -- French bindings -- English bindings -- Conclusion.
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- Seller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 200059
- Title
- The Binding of Books: An Essay in the History of Gold-Tooled Bindings
- Author
- Horne, Herbert P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (Ex-Library with white sticker on protective case; protectivre case and boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/sunned; textblo
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing, Gold-Tooled Bindings ; Gold-Tooled Bindings ; ;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books and Manuscripts and Printing;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...