Bookbinding in America; Three Essays.

Lehmann-Haupt, H. ; French, H.D. ; Rogers, J.W.

Published by R. R. Bowker, New York, 1967 reprint of the 1941 edition, with new supplements by the authors, 1967

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Two-tone cloth, cover-title on contrasting panel, 8vo, 25 cm, xix, 293 pp, 73 ills. . The three essays - with comments in parentheses from the Foreword - are as follows: (1) Early American bookbinding by hand, by H.D. French ( "Miss French succeeded in presenting a coherent and vivid picture of early American bookbinding. She has described the workshop, the tools and materials of the old master binders and has been able to ascribe surviving examples to definite ateliers, establishing valuable criteria for the dating and identifying of historical American bindings. She has discovered certain workshops established by craftsmen immigrated from Europe and has taught us how to distinguish their work from the older native schools."); (2) The rise of American edition binding, by J.W. Rogers ("The whole complex of questions which concern the definition of first editions, sequence of impressions, and priority of issue hinges, to a very large extent, on binding practices. A good deal of attention has been paid, in the recent past to English publishers' binding cloth and there has been some investigation of the underlying technical developments. Mr. Rogers' essay is the first thorough study of the crucial American side of this evolution, and it contains the first study of American publishers' binding cloth."); (3) On the rebinding of old books, by H. Lehmann-Haupt ("I have attempted, in the third part of this book, to examine the current rebinding practices, to show where they are at fault and to demonstrate ways and means of solving the various difficulties. Although these pages contain certain definite practical suggestions, this essay is not primarily to be read as a technical manual. Rather, it is a discussion of the ethics and aesthetics of re-binding"). The essays are followed by new supplements by the authors. Very Good. Seller Inventory # ABE-30482

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Title: Bookbinding in America; Three Essays.

Publisher: R. R. Bowker, New York, 1967 reprint of the 1941 edition, with new supplements by the authors

Publication Date: 1967

Binding: Hardcover