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Fine Bookbinding in the Twentieth Century

Fine Bookbinding in the Twentieth Century

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Fine Bookbinding in the Twentieth Century

by Lewis, Roy Harley

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  • Hardcover
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ISBN 10
0668060840
ISBN 13
9780668060844
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About This Item

New York: Arco Publishing Company Inc., 1985. Large quarto hardcover in original non price-clipped dust-jacket. 151pp., Glossary, Selected Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with 33 color and 82 monchrome photographs. First American edition thus. A look at the growing number of highly skilled designer-bookbinders of the twentieth century, the first monogrtaphy of its kind, chronicling the craftmanship and beautiful, stimulating, sometiomes controversial, designs of a new era of artists. An invaluable referencve source in a field not so far documented. No previous ownership marks. Small remainder dot at lower edge, as per usual with this title. Dust-jacket protected in mylar cover. A very fine copy in a fine dust-jacket.. First Thus. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bookseller
Great Expectations Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
005987
Title
Fine Bookbinding in the Twentieth Century
Author
Lewis, Roy Harley
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First Thus
ISBN 10
0668060840
ISBN 13
9780668060844
Publisher
Arco Publishing Company Inc.
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1985
Keywords
Bookbinding, Custom Binding, Fine Bindings
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Size
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

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