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The Craft of Bookbinding : A Practical Guide
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David & Charles Publishers, 1975
ISBN 10: 0715366564
ISBN 13: 9780715366561
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The craft of bookbinding: A practical handbook
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 3rd Impression. The jacket and boards are tidy overall with little edge wear. The binding is secure. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. Protected in cellophane. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Seller Inventory # i85iq
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The craft of bookbinding: A practical handbook
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David and Charles, Newton Abbot, 1978
ISBN 10: 0715366564
ISBN 13: 9780715366561
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First British Edition. No additional printings given, so a first printing. Bump along bottom board edge. One short tear in jacket. Nice copy. Seller Inventory # 045913
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The Craft of Bookbinding : A Practical Handbook.
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David & Charles, second impression, 1978, 1978
ISBN 10: 0715366564
ISBN 13: 9780715366561
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Quarter cloth and boards, 8vo, 24 cm, 400 pp, 8 pp colour plates, numerous ills, From the blurb: "The first fully comprehensive book on an ancient craft which is stili practised despite the many new mechanised techniques. To achieve the best possible results the amateur and even the professional bookbinder need the expert advice on each precise and intricate detail of the process. Mr Burdett covers every aspect of the subject from simple bindings and repairs to the advanced and complicated work involved in fine bindings of full leather gold tooled and with leather outlays and inlays. Detailed instructions are given on how to do it and the full explanations make the work ali the more interesting. Advice is given on equipping a workshop and the use and care of tools and equipment together with possible improvisation. There are chapters on Cover Design, miscellaneous 'deviations from pure bookbinding' such as single section and also unsewn bindings, slip cases and book boxes, etc. All the materials used such as adhesives, bookcloths and leathers, paper and boards, gold leaf and stamping foils are discussed in detail. Over 100 diagrams amplify the text and more than sixty photographs, some in colour, illustrate the progressive stages of the craft and provide examples of contemporary fine bindings by eminent and 'up and coming' bookbinders. There is also a glossary, list of supply sources, a detailed bibliography, and a comprehensive index." Principal contents: Preface; Introduction; 1 Preparatory Work; 2 Forwarding; 3 Covering; 4 Finishing; 5 Cover Design; 6 Miscellaneous Items; 7 Repairs To Books; 8 Materials; Glossary; Sources of Supply; Bibliography; Index. . Very Good in slightly used dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # ABE-30449
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The Craft of Bookbinding : A Practical Handbook.
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David & Charles, third impression, 1983, 1983
ISBN 10: 0715366564
ISBN 13: 9780715366561
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Quarter cloth and boards, 8vo, 24 cm, 400 pp, 8 pp colour plates, numerous ills. From the blurb: "The first fully comprehensive book on an ancient craft which is stili practised despite the many new mechanised techniques. To achieve the best possible results the amateur and even the professional bookbinder need the expert advice on each precise and intricate detail of the process. Mr Burdett covers every aspect of the subject from simple bindings and repairs to the advanced and complicated work involved in fine bindings of full leather gold tooled and with leather outlays and inlays. Detailed instructions are given on how to do it and the full explanations make the work ali the more interesting. Advice is given on equipping a workshop and the use and care of tools and equipment together with possible improvisation. There are chapters on Cover Design, miscellaneous 'deviations from pure bookbinding' such as single section and also unsewn bindings, slip cases and book boxes, etc. All the materials used such as adhesives, bookcloths and leathers, paper and boards, gold leaf and stamping foils are discussed in detail. Over 100 diagrams amplify the text and more than sixty photographs, some in colour, illustrate the progressive stages of the craft and provide examples of contemporary fine bindings by eminent and 'up and coming' bookbinders. There is also a glossary, list of supply sources, a detailed bibliography, and a comprehensive index." Principal contents: Preface; Introduction; 1 Preparatory Work; 2 Forwarding; 3 Covering; 4 Finishing; 5 Cover Design; 6 Miscellaneous Items; 7 Repairs To Books; 8 Materials; Glossary; Sources of Supply; Bibliography; Index. Mild stringmark to top edge of both boards, otherwise Near Very Good in a used and chipped dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # ABE-33335
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The Craft of Bookbinding : A Practical Handbook.
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David & Charles, third impression, 1983, 1983
ISBN 10: 0715366564
ISBN 13: 9780715366561
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Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom
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Quarter cloth and boards, 8vo, 24 cm, 400 pp, 8 pp colour plates, numerous ills. From the blurb: "The first fully comprehensive book on an ancient craft which is stili practised despite the many new mechanised techniques. To achieve the best possible results the amateur and even the professional bookbinder need the expert advice on each precise and intricate detail of the process. Mr Burdett covers every aspect of the subject from simple bindings and repairs to the advanced and complicated work involved in fine bindings of full leather gold tooled and with leather outlays and inlays. Detailed instructions are given on how to do it and the full explanations make the work ali the more interesting. Advice is given on equipping a workshop and the use and care of tools and equipment together with possible improvisation. There are chapters on Cover Design, miscellaneous 'deviations from pure bookbinding' such as single section and also unsewn bindings, slip cases and book boxes, etc. All the materials used such as adhesives, bookcloths and leathers, paper and boards, gold leaf and stamping foils are discussed in detail. Over 100 diagrams amplify the text and more than sixty photographs, some in colour, illustrate the progressive stages of the craft and provide examples of contemporary fine bindings by eminent and 'up and coming' bookbinders. There is also a glossary, list of supply sources, a detailed bibliography, and a comprehensive index." Principal contents: Preface; Introduction; 1 Preparatory Work; 2 Forwarding; 3 Covering; 4 Finishing; 5 Cover Design; 6 Miscellaneous Items; 7 Repairs To Books; 8 Materials; Glossary; Sources of Supply; Bibliography; Index. Name and number on front pastedown endpaper, otherwise Near Very Good, Seller Inventory # ABE-28633
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THE CRAFT OF BOOKBINDING : A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK
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DAVID & CHARLES, NEWTON ABBOT, DEVON, 1975
ISBN 10: 0715366564
ISBN 13: 9780715366561
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOUND INBROWN CLOTH HARDCOVERS, WITH CREAM BACKSTRIP AND BRIGHT GILT TITLES TO SPINE, THIS DATED 1975 FIRST EDITION IS VG BIN VG JACKET(UNCLIPPED). 400pp WITH UNMARKED ENDPAPERS, PREFACE, INTRODUCTION, PREPARATORY WORK, FORWARDING, COVERING, FINISHING , 8 X COLOUR PLATES, COVER DESIGN, REPAIRS TO BOOKS, MATERIALS, MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, GLOSSARY, SOURCES OF SUPPLY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, INDEX. CONDITION VG/VG. Seller Inventory # 00221879
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The Craft of Bookbinding : A Practical Handbook.
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David & Charles, third impression, 1983, 1983
ISBN 10: 0715366564
ISBN 13: 9780715366561
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Quarter cloth and boards, 8vo, 24 cm, 400 pp, 8 pp colour plates, numerous ills. From the blurb: "The first fully comprehensive book on an ancient craft which is stili practised despite the many new mechanised techniques. To achieve the best possible results the amateur and even the professional bookbinder need the expert advice on each precise and intricate detail of the process. Mr Burdett covers every aspect of the subject from simple bindings and repairs to the advanced and complicated work involved in fine bindings of full leather gold tooled and with leather outlays and inlays. Detailed instructions are given on how to do it and the full explanations make the work ali the more interesting. Advice is given on equipping a workshop and the use and care of tools and equipment together with possible improvisation. There are chapters on Cover Design, miscellaneous 'deviations from pure bookbinding' such as single section and also unsewn bindings, slip cases and book boxes, etc. All the materials used such as adhesives, bookcloths and leathers, paper and boards, gold leaf and stamping foils are discussed in detail. Over 100 diagrams amplify the text and more than sixty photographs, some in colour, illustrate the progressive stages of the craft and provide examples of contemporary fine bindings by eminent and 'up and coming' bookbinders. There is also a glossary, list of supply sources, a detailed bibliography, and a comprehensive index." Principal contents: Preface; Introduction; 1 Preparatory Work; 2 Forwarding; 3 Covering; 4 Finishing; 5 Cover Design; 6 Miscellaneous Items; 7 Repairs To Books; 8 Materials; Glossary; Sources of Supply; Bibliography; Index. Very Good in used and slightly worn dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # ABE-19808
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Hardcover met stofomslag. Condition: Fair. Third impression. Condition: Redelijk. Binding: Hardcover met stofomslag. Edition: Third impression. Year: 1983. Language: Engels. Description: Strak net boek met lichte roest bovenzijde snede en lichte tabaksgeur. Stofomslag strak met prijs geknipt. Lichte gebruik-/opslagsporen. Seller Inventory # 176118
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The Craft of Bookbinding - A Practical Handbook
Published by
David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1983
ISBN 10: 0715366564
ISBN 13: 9780715366561
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Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. 400pp, well illustrated with 8 colour and many black & white plates, amateur (but very good) half black morocco binding, spine with raised bands, purple cloth covered boards, brown endpapers, top edge red, in purple slipcase, 14.5x23cm. Seller Inventory # 4923
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