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NY: Hacker Art Books. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed.. 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. 0878172556 . Two-volumes: xx, 251pp + 91 black and white plates; vi, 406pp. Uniformly bound in illustrated cloth with engraved scenes of 18th century bookbinding shop. Many illustrations, glossary, index. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Hacker Art Books, 1979. 2 volumes, complete. Brand New in perfect condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1979 reprint of the 1946 originals. Volume 1: xxi, 251pp.+ 92 plates; Volume 2: vi, 406pp. A classic bookbinding history and treatise on binding practice; the first volume being devoted to the history and the second to the technique of bookbinding. In addition to 92 plates (mostly of bindings) at the end of volume 1, there are 242 figures (line drawings by Edna M. Kaula) in the text of volume 2. The two volumes are uniformly bound in pale yellow pictorial cloth with gold and black spine lettering. A full wrap-around scene from an early bookbindery (17th or 18th century?) appears in black on the covers of both volumes. This heavy 2 volume set will require extra postage for… Read More

Rinehart, 1946. Very Good. Diehl, Edith. Bookbinding: Its Background and Technique. Two volumes in slipcase. NY: Rinehart, 1946. 251pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Glossary. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Book condition: Very good with gently rubbed edges. In black slipcase with bumped corners, slight chipping and partially split edges.

New York and Toronto: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1946. First Edition, first issue. Hardcover. Near Fine. 2 volume set bound in black cloth in slipcase. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 251pp 91 plates in rear, 406pp. Glossary, index. 424 figures by Edna M. Kaula in text of volume 2. First edition, first issue with R design in circle on copyright pages. Bit of scuffing to the slipcase.

New York: Kennikat Press, 1965. Second edition. Two volumes in black cloth with two separate slipcases made by the previous owner who was a binder. Very good condition with good hinges, firm text blocks, very clean pages with a name and date at the top of the front free endpapers, no other markings. The slipcases are also very good with minimal wear, structurally sound.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good Slipcases. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.