THE BINDING OF BOOKS An Essay in the History of Gold-Tooled Bindings.
by HERBERT P. HORNE
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: KEGAN PAUL TRENCH TRUBNER & CO, 1915 Brown cloth boards with printed laid on title slip, 210 x 145 mm approx, xxiv + 232 pp. Frontis with tissue guard+ 8 other plates on china clay paper as called for. First impression of the Second Edition 1915. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG no d/j (Book- Mild general shelf wear and soiling, tanning to title slip, no previous owner name or insc. Binding sound with no notable defects).
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- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132442
- Title
- THE BINDING OF BOOKS An Essay in the History of Gold-Tooled Bindings.
- Author
- HERBERT P. HORNE
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- KEGAN PAUL TRENCH TRUBNER & CO
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- History of Gold Tooling, Bookbinding, Herbert P Horne, Cobden Sanderson, Douglas Cockerell, Geofrey Tory, Nicholas Eve, Books on Books, Gold Finishing, Gold Tooling,
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