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A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique. Bernard C. Middleton. Foreward By Howard M. Nixon Librarian, Westminster Abbey.
by MIDDLETON, Bernard C.:
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0712345191
- ISBN 13
- 9780712345194
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About This Item
London: Co-published by The British Library and Oak Knoll Press, 1996 .. Fourth revised edition. A very clean book, with illustrated dustwrapper. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Glossy dutwrapper in very good condition, just light rubbing to edges. pp.xiii/pp.372 + 14 plates. VG/VG . ** Colophon to verso of the title-page: "Originally published in 1963 by Hafner Publishing Company , Uk. Second and third supplemented editions, 1978 and 1988 by The Holland Press, Ltd. UK. This fourth expanded and revised edition was co-published by the British Libray and Oak Knoll Press in 1996."
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- Bookseller
- Chilton Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50482
- Title
- A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique. Bernard C. Middleton. Foreward By Howard M. Nixon Librarian, Westminster Abbey.
- Author
- MIDDLETON, Bernard C.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0712345191
- ISBN 13
- 9780712345194
- Publisher
- London: Co-published by The British Library and Oak Knoll Press, 1996 .
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1996-06
- Keywords
- 51966 A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique The British Library and Oak Knoll Press MIDDLETON, Bernard C. 9780712345194
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