Pierre Ouvrard: Master Bookbinder by Bruce Peel Special Collections Library; Distad, N. Merrill; Green, Jeannine - 2000

Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2000. (CAD) No markings, as New. Red wraps with flaps, 98pp, index. Colour photos of fine bindings and hand bound books by Pieere Ouvrard. Text is in English and in French. (2.0 JM HOJ 301/5. 1st. Paperback. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Exhibition Catalogue.

University of Alberta Press, 2000. 1st Edition. Paperback. Good. 10x8x0. Softcover book, neither ex-library nor marked as a remainder. Wraps have light shelf wear and bumped upper corner. Binding is strong and all leaves are in place. Text block is free of markings and highlighting; no dog-ears. 98 pp. full of lovely color illustrations. One of Canada's foremost design bookbinders, Pierre Ouvrard has prepared more than five hundred beautiful, unique bindings over his fifty-year career. Design binding is unusual branch of the book arts, blending craftsmanship, artistry, and literary sensitivity. In Ouvrard's hands, the book becomes a work of art as fine as any painting. This volume features more than three hundred of his best creations, including the sumptuous Governor General's Literary Award collection. The introductory essays, presented in both English and French, provide a context for appreciating this versatile artist: Alfred Van Peteghem (author and rare-book dealer); Normand Biron… Read More

Edmonton: the University of Alberta Press [0-88864-360-8] 2000, 1st edition. (Mass market paperback) 98pp. Fine. 4to. Wrappers, flaps. Entirely unblemished. Bright and clean. Text in French and English. Essays by Alfred van Peteghem and Norman Biron. Replete with colour photos throughout. Presentation plate from the University Librarian laid-in at front..

Edmonton: University of Alberta Press, 2000. First Edition. paperback. Very Good/no dustjacket. 4to. pp. 98, a beautifully elegant book on the celebrated Canadian bookbinder and his creations. Contains over one hundred color photographs, index, some text in French. no shelfwear,

University of Alberta Press, 2000-06-16. Paperback. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

[Edmonton]: University of Alberta Press, [2000]., 2000. 4to. pp. xxxiv, 98. Introductory texts in English & French, catalogue in English only. profusely illus. in colour. index. wrs..