The book: art & object by Smith, Philip - 1982

Merstham, Redfield, Englan: Merstham, 1982. Book. Illus. by profuse color illustrations, plus line drawings. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. This is the ordinary, soft back version. Fine, no wear inside or not. ISBN is 095614052X Smith was the most innovative ,experimental design binder of his generation in England. He was respected by his peers, who elected him President of their Design Binders Association..

Philip C Smith. Fine. 1982. Paperback. 095014052X . Folio 13" - 23" tall; 64 pages .

Merstham: Philip Smith, 1982. Paperback in very good condition. Edges are mildly shelfworn, rear cover and spine slightly tanned and small mark to FEP. No other notable flaws. AD. Paperback. Very Good. Used.

Book. Good. Binding see description. Merstham, 1982. 4to. Orwrs. Richly illustrated with introduction and indexes. 0.

Merstham, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Merstham: [Published by the Author], 1982. Special cloth edition limited to 230 signed copies, 4to, pp. 68; 115 text illustrations, most in color; original brown cloth in pictorial paper dust jacket, fine. A detailed and intellectual look at designer bookbinding, the differences between 'art' and 'craft' in binding, and a detailed explaination of Smith's technique of "feathering."

(BOOKBINDING) SMITH, Philip. THE BOOK: ART & OBJECT. Merstham: Philip Smith, 1982. Small folio. Cloth, dust jacket. 2-68 pages. O of 230 copies, signed by the author and dated September 1982. A detailed look at designer bookbinding, focusing on a detailed explaination Smith's technique of "feathering." With a hundred and fifteen illustrations, many in color, of Smith's bindings and techniques. Fine in a very good dust jacket.

Surrey, England: Merstham, 1982. First edition, 1982, number 56 of 230 in the limited special edition. This copy is housed in a custom made clamshell case. Illustrated in both color and in black and white. Brown cloth with dustjacket, case is tan and brown cloth. The book is very good with very light corner bumping, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, very clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is in fine condition, as is the case.. Signed by the Author. First, Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - 12" - 15" Tall.