Search Results: Book binding from John Atkins

[6], xviii, [4], 172, [2], x, 52 pages.

Very good+ in very good dust jacket with light wear. Internally clean. Includes: illustrations, index, and a bibliography.
Binding Variants in English Publishing 1820-1900 appeared in 1932, followed 6 years later by More Binding Variants which added to and revised some of the earlier theories. The 2 works trace the history of bindings following the introduction of the first cloth binding around 1820. The general study is followed by specific examples of research applied to a selection of nineteenth century first editions, with comments on methods of dating bindings, library bindings, and aspects of publisher's bindings.

86 pages.
Nicely illustrated basic book binding guide. Cover a little marked with small book-seller's label to rear board. Book-seller's pencil annotations to front free end-paper and some slight tanning to end-papers. Internally clean and bright.

vi, [2], 303 pages.
Cloth heavily soiled and marked, spine darkened with slight loss of cloth to the spine top. Corners and lower edge of rear board bumped. Small ex-libris sticker - Cheltenham Ladies College - to front paste-down. Bookseller's pencil marks to half-title and blank verso of page 303. Front end-paper torn at the joint with some loss (see photo). Internally clean and unmarked.
With a frontispiece of a Binding of St. Cuthbert's Gospel.
A wide-ranging general history of bookbinding with annexes on Technical Terms in Ordinary Use, Embroidered Book-covers, The Use of Metal in Bound Books and, Book Edge Decoration. Also contains details (extracts) of some early documents relating to the craft of bookbinding, and an extensive bibliography of books and papers relating to bookbinding.

This volume is heavier than the average quoted in my store listings and, as consequence, the shipping cost will be higher than that quoted in my listing. Please contact me if you wish more details.

82, xii pages; 5 colour plates and numerous black and white photographs.

Stiff paper-covered boards in poor condition – bowed, worn and chipping especially to the spine. End-papers age-toned. Internally text and plates clean and unmarked. Original paper wrapper bound in at rear.

Articles on British book bindings, American Book bindings, French book bindings, Dutch book bindings, Belgian Book bindings, Danish Book bindings, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish book bindings - all 19th century.

Poor binding with main contents in good condition.
This is a heavy volume and, as consequence, the shipping cost will be higher than the average quoted in my store listings.

109 pages
Burgundy cloth with gilt title on black background. Very slight bump to top edge of top board.
Gives a detailed insight into the life and work of this famous family of Craft Bookbinders. Illustrated with photographs, including of important bindings throughout in black and white. The illustrated appendix D covers examples of some of their bookplates.
No inscriptions, tight binding, clean text and no fading.
This is a heavy volume and, as consequence, the shipping cost will be higher than the average quoted in my store listings.