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Geheimen der Boekbinderij. Secrets of Bookbinding. An Anonymous 19th century Dutch Bookbinding Manual

Geheimen der Boekbinderij. Secrets of Bookbinding. An Anonymous 19th century Dutch Bookbinding Manual

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Geheimen der Boekbinderij. Secrets of Bookbinding. An Anonymous 19th century Dutch Bookbinding Manual

by Wolfe, Richard J

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Boston: [Firefly Press], 1991. One of 200 signed copies. Four tipped in specimens of gilt stamping, four tipped in specimens of marbling. Folding plate. 1 vols. 8vo. Leather backed marbled paper boards by Wolfe. One of 200 signed copies. Four tipped in specimens of gilt stamping, four tipped in specimens of marbling. Folding plate. 1 vols. 8vo. The marbled samples and cover paper were made by Wolfe. The gilded samples were struck at the Harcourt Bindery from 19th-century hand engraved brass stamps of American manufacture.

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Title
Geheimen der Boekbinderij. Secrets of Bookbinding. An Anonymous 19th century Dutch Bookbinding Manual
Author
Wolfe, Richard J
Format/Binding
Four tipped in specimens of gilt stamping, four tipped in specimens of marbling. Folding plate. 1 vols. 8vo
Book Condition
Used - Leather backed marbled paper boards by Wolfe
Quantity Available
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Edition
One of 200 signed copies
Publisher
[Firefly Press]
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1991
Keywords
Bookbinding
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Plate
Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Tipped In
Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
Marbled Paper
Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
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...

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