Bookbinding & conservation by hand : a working guide / Laura S. Young ; illustrations by Sidonie Coryn ; photographs by John Hurt Whitehead III
by Young, Laura S
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0835213757
- ISBN 13
- 9780835213752
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About This Item
New York : R.R. Bowker , 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original illustrated, paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description: xiii, 273 p. ill. 26 cm. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. 259-261. Subjects: Bookbinding Handbooks, manuals, etc. Bookbinding. Books Conservation and restoration. Handbooks. Bookbinding methods. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 332072
- Title
- Bookbinding & conservation by hand : a working guide / Laura S. Young ; illustrations by Sidonie Coryn ; photographs by John Hurt Whitehead III
- Author
- Young, Laura S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0835213757
- ISBN 13
- 9780835213752
- Publisher
- New York : R.R. Bowker
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
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- Tight
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