A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique by Middleton, Bernard C. ; Nixon, Howard M. , Foreword - 1996

New Castle, DE/London: Oak Knoll Press/The British Library, 2000. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., no flaws, clean, no markings, strong binding,; 372pp., followed by 14 b/w plates., ixpp. preliminaries., 107 figures. most recent edition of classic text on english bookbinding.. Fourth Revised Edition, Later Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/Near Fine Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Castle and London: Oak Knoll Press & The British Library, 2008. hardcover, dust jacket. Bookbinding. 5.75 x 9 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 386 pages followed by 14 plates. Foreword by Howard M. Nixon. Fourth edition. This is a classic reference work about decorative and commercial English bookbinding techniques written by one of the foremost experts on bookbinding. Each chapter covers various aspects of bookbinding techniques as well as historical information. Each of the chapters describes the material of leaves and folding, beating and pressing, sewing endpapers, gluing the spine, rounding and backing, boards and their attachment, edge-trimming and decoration, headbands, back linings, covering, finishing siding and pasting down, equipment, book repairs and restoration. The book also includes appendices covering a variety of topics. Several sections describe the background and history of the London bookbinding trade around the beginning of the 19th century, its working conditions, and the… Read More

Oak Knoll Press, 1996. Hardcover. New. 4th edition. 400 pages. 9.33x6.32x1.26 inches.

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Very Good. Same day dispatch. Lovely copy. Both book and jacket are in very good condition.