The Binding of Books. An Essay in the History of Gold-Tooled Bindings
by HORNE, Herbert P. & A.W. Pollard
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About This Item
New York. Haskell House Publishers Ltd. 1970. 8vo. 22cm, second edition, xxiv,232p., frontis & 9 plates, index, light blue cloth, gilt spine titles, as new (bks.ds). ~ A reprint of the first edition of 1894. with chapters: The Craft of Binding; Early Italian Bindings; French Bindings; English Bindings. Herbert P. Horne (1864-1916) was an English poet, architect and antiquarian.
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- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41312
- Title
- The Binding of Books. An Essay in the History of Gold-Tooled Bindings
- Author
- HORNE, Herbert P. & A.W. Pollard
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York. Haskell House Publishers Ltd. 1970
- Keywords
- books on books, book binding, italian bindings, french bindings, english bindings
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Reprint
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