Designer Bookbinders (80 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used Good. Wear to cover, bumped corners, pages tanned but clean and unmarked. Some pages have light foxing (tan spots or browning). Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Textblock is very clean and tight. Lightly creased corners and rippling to spine. 63pp. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Plates (illustrator). Paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 4to in wraps. 63 pp. VG. Light wear. Interior is pristine. No writing or markings of any kind. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box. 010322.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. A Very Good copy in white printed wraps with minimal shelfwear, an uncreased spine, and a clean interior.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good condition. Light tanning to cover. Moderate edgewear, particularly along spine. 63 pp. Printed by Grabhorn-Hoyem, San Francisco.Illustrated by b&w photos.

Original Wraps. Condition: VG+. First Edition. Exhibition catalogue. White wraps, stapled binding. Booklet. 39 catalogued entries, not illustrated. Mild shelf/handling wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good.

First edition. 34 cm; 59, [3] pages. 47 color illustrations. Price list laid in. Bound in ochre wraps. Not quite fine, but very good. Traveling exhibition of work by contemporary British craft bookbinders.

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 106 pp plus ads, ills (some colour), This is the annual journal for 2014 of Designer Bookbinders," the principal bookbinding society in Great Britain and one of the foremost in the world devoted to the craft". The journal covers all aspects of binding, and includes articles on binding design, methods and techniques, contemporary and historical movements, profiles of prominent binders worldwide, book and small press reviews. Contents of this issue include: Editorial 'text, texture and con-text', by Annette Friedrich and Joyce Lee; Re: reading Hamlet, by Sue Doggett; Embroidered Bookbindings in Early Modern England, by Claire Canavan; Of Threads and Needles, by Jenni Grey, Véronique Van Mol and Fanny Viollet; The Context of a Thing, by Arne Moritz; Centre for Material Texts, by Jason Scott-Warren; Designing for The Folio Society, by Jeff Clements; Bindings at the V&A, by Rowan Watson; Open-hinged tight-joint binding: a step-by-step guide, by Rita Lass; Book Reviews: 'The New Craftsman' by Richard Sennett, 'The Thread that Binds', compiled and with introductions by Pamela Train, Leutz 'My Soul Has No Friends', by Paul C. Delrue; Man Booker Prize for Fiction Shortlist Bindings 2013; Recent Bindings by Fellows and Licentiates, edited by Vivien Frank; The Bookbinding Competition 2013. Some mild creasing to fore-edges of a few leaves and the rear wrapper, otherwise Near Fine.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Landscape 8vo, 63 pp, 31 works illustrated in black and white, card covers, edges a little discoloured, title page detached but generally very good. Catalogue to accompany an exhibition of British designer book binders held at 3 venues in the US and later at The Victoria and Albert Museum between Oct 1971 and July 1972.…

Fol., Original-Broschur. Condition: Gut. 44 SS. mit vielen Abbildungen. Katalog der gleichnamigen Ausstellung. Dreisprachig (englisch-französisch-niederländisch). - Ecken leicht bestoßen, sonst gutes Exemplar. Bitte beachten: aufgrund der EU-Verpackungsverordnung können wir leider das EU-Ausland nicht mehr beliefern (einzige Ausnahme: Frankreich, bei Bestellungen über Abebooks). Dies geht nur noch, wenn der Kunde eine deutsche Empfängeradresse hat. Einige Firmen bieten Auslandskunden diesen Service via Postfach in Deutschland an. * Von wegen Freihandelszone. Bitte beschweren Sie sich bei Ihrem EU-Abgeordneten oder gleich bei Ihrer Regierung. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 250.…

1st edition. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 46 pages : illustrations, 16 x 21 cm. Notes: Published in connection to the exhibition at Waterloo Place Gallery, July 1974. Subjects: Art Catalogues; Bookbinding Catalogues; Bookbinders United Kingdom; Books; Exhibition Catalogues. 1 Kg. …

Laminated illustrated wrappers, large 8vo, 30 cm. 36 pp, colour ills. The catalogue of the travelling exhibition of Designer Bookbinders, 2011-12. From the introduction: "This tour is the first major British exhibition the Society has mounted for some considerable time. .The show aims to represent the current state of British bookbinding and includes bindings by some of the most respected practitioners working today." Near Fine.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good - Fine condition. First Editions. London: Designer Bookbinders Price is per issue. If you want more than one, we can adjust the total by increasing the shipping. Very Good to Fine condition. NOT library discards. NO owner's name or bookplate. Available issues: No. 61 December 1987; No. 62 Spring 1988; No. 63 Summer 1988; No. 64 Autumn 1988; No. 65 Winter 1988; No. 66 Spring 1989.No. 67 Summer 1989. All issues have a fold in the middle (as mailed). Pages are clean and unmarked (but for June Summer 1989 which has margin lining in ink on two pages). First Editions. Softcover. Very Good - Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8.25" wide by 11.75. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

1st edition. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 46 pages : illustrations, 16 x 21 cm. Notes: Published in connection to the exhibition at Waterloo Place Gallery, July 1974. Subjects: Art Catalogues; Bookbinding Catalogues; Bookbinders United Kingdom; Books; Exhibition Catalogues. 1 Kg. …

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 71 pp, 8 pp of colour plates, numerous black-and-white ills. 45 entries. The works illustrated include bindings by James Brockman, Margaret Chandler, Gillian Chipperfield, Jeff Clements, Flora Ginn, Jenni Gray, Trevor Jones, Jen Lindsay, Denise Lubett, Bernard Middleton, Dee Odell-Foster, John Pearson, David Sellars, Philip Smith, Sally Lou Smith and David Stevens. Very Good.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Original journal issue, 2013, Bound in Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, , [110] pp, plates illustrations. This is the annual journal for 2013 of Designer Bookbinders. Thirteen articles on bindings and techniques including : Perceptions and Preconceptions of bookbinding by Richard La Trobe-Bateman; Scanning Horizons in Bookbinding by Faith Shannon; The Anne Frank Diaries-The Facsimiles by Pau Groenendijk; A Detachable Book-jacket for an Incunabulum by Tulvi-Hanneli Turo plus review of recent bindings. Illustrated with many colour photos, book reviews, The Bookbinding Competition 2012. Interesting advertisements. An entertaining and useful bookbinding publication Near Fine. Size 28 x 21.5 cm ( 11 x 8.5 inches) Weight 550 grams.…

Broschur Laminated wrappers, folio, 96 pp, ills (some colour), 167 items. Includes bindings by James Brockman, Gillian Chipperfield, Jeff Clements, Paul Delrue, Flora Ginn, Trevor Jones, Bernard Middleton, Sally Lou Smith and others.The catalogue comprises: Collaborative Works: items 1A-4B; Bookbindings: 5-35; Calligraphy 36-167. Wrappers slightly scuffed and slightly curled, otherwise Good. List of prices laid in. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 4° 96 Seiten mit vielen Abb., gutes Expl. …

First Edition. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 72 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 16 x 21 cm. Subjects; Bookbinding. England London. Exhibitions. Reliure Angleterre. Londres. Expositions. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series; Pamphlet (Designer Bookbinders), no. 1. Physical description; 12 pages : portrait ; 21 cm. Subjects; Biographies. Bookbinders. Relieurs. Grande-Bretagne. Biographies. Smith, Philip, 1928-2018. 1 Kg. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 47 bindings reproduced in full colour from an exhibition of British binders held June 200 to October 2001. Orange stiff wrappers, sewn, titled in green. A fine copy.

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 81, [3], 16, [11] pp, plates (some colour), ills. This is the annual journal for 1995 of Designer Bookbinders," the principal bookbinding society in Great Britain and one of the foremost in the world devoted to the craft". The journal covers all aspects of binding, and includes articles on binding design, methods and techniques, contemporary and historical movements, profiles of prominent binders worldwide, book and small press reviews. Contents of this issue include: Jeff Clements: Design, a Changing Concept; James Brockman: Re-thinking the Rigid Spine; Trevor Jones: New Directions, or No Directions?; Ivor Robinson: Twenty-one Case Bindings and Five Experimental Books; Roberta Johnstone: Fine Bindings in Australia; Angela James: Containing Bindings. Very Good.…

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo, 48 pp, numerous black-and-white ills. Illustrated with photographs of binders and bindings. Very Good.

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 81, [3], 16, [11] pp, plates (some colour), ills. This is the annual journal for 1995 of Designer Bookbinders," the principal bookbinding society in Great Britain and one of the foremost in the world devoted to the craft". The journal covers all aspects of binding, and includes articles on binding design, methods and techniques, contemporary and historical movements, profiles of prominent binders worldwide, book and small press reviews. Contents of this issue include: Jeff Clements: Design, a Changing Concept; James Brockman: Re-thinking the Rigid Spine; Trevor Jones: New Directions, or No Directions?; Ivor Robinson: Twenty-one Case Bindings and Five Experimental Books; Roberta Johnstone: Fine Bindings in Australia; Angela James: Containing Bindings. Fine.…

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 101 pp, plates (some colour), ills. This is the annual journal for 1987 of Designer Bookbinders," the principal bookbinding society in Great Britain and one of the foremost in the world devoted to the craft". The journal covers all aspects of binding, and includes articles on binding design, methods and techniques, contemporary and historical movements, profiles of prominent binders worldwide, book and small press reviews. Contents of this issue include: The Elizabeth Greenhill Collection of Fine Bindings, by Dorothy A Harrop; Book-Edge Decoration: a Brief Survey, by Sam Ellenport; A Bookbinding Discussed, by Ivor Robinson with Edgar Mansfield; Work of the Netherlands Hand Bookbinders, by Louise van der Peet; Two Gregynog Bindings by George Fisher, examined by James Brockman & Jeff Clements; An Interview with Timothy Ely, by Martha Bergman; Bookbinding Leather, by Betty Haines; Index to Volumes 1-6. Fine.…

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 83 pp, plates (some colour), ills. This is the annual journal for 1986 of Designer Bookbinders," the principal bookbinding society in Great Britain and one of the foremost in the world devoted to the craft". The journal covers all aspects of binding, and includes articles on binding design, methods and techniques, contemporary and historical movements, profiles of prominent binders worldwide, book and small press reviews. Contents of this issue include: Mirjam M. Foot: Modern British Bookbinding; Dorothy A. Harrop: Designer Bookbinders Exhibition; Ivor Robinson: A Bookbinding Discussed; James Brockman: In Memoriam - Tennyson - Single Hinge Binding; Colin Franklin: Bound to Succeed; Jen Lindsay: Rough Edge Gilding; W. P. Visscher: Trends in Vellum and Parchment Making Past and Present; Dorothy A. Harrop: The Keatley Trust Collection of Fine Bindings; Betty Lou Chaika: Visible Structure /Visual Books; Emma Bulley: Setting Up and Running a Bindery; Book Reviews - William Bull on The Library Preservation Program: models, priorities, possibilities; Marianne Tidcombe on Bookbindings in Early America and Early American Bookbindings from the Collection of Michael Papantonis; Trevor Jones on Elizabeth Greenhill Bookbinder; Philip Smith on Headbands and How to Work Them. Elegant booklabel on front inside wrapper, otherwise Very Good.…

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 101, [13] pp, plates (some colour), ills. This is the annual journal for 1992 of Designer Bookbinders," the principal bookbinding society in Great Britain and one of the foremost in the world devoted to the craft". The journal covers all aspects of binding, and includes articles on binding design, methods and techniques, contemporary and historical movements, profiles of prominent binders worldwide, book and small press reviews. Contents of this issue include: Bookworks at Oxford, by Ivor Robinson; Presenting Don Quixote, by H. van Gemerden & C. Van de Vendel; Canadian Bookbinding, by Diana Patterson; Polish Bookbindings in the Hague, by J.S. van Leeuwen; Artists' Books: Not just a Bookish Art, by Paula Hocks; Workshop Notes, by Jen Lindsay. Fine.…

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 103 pp, ads, plates (some colour), ills. This is the annual journal for 2004 of Designer Bookbinders," the principal bookbinding society in Great Britain and one of the foremost in the world devoted to the craft". The journal covers all aspects of binding, and includes articles on binding design, methods and techniques, contemporary and historical movements, profiles of prominent binders worldwide, book and small press reviews. Contents include: Preface, by Lester Capon; WYSIWYG: An Introduction to TNB 24 , by Jeff Clements; The Bibliotheca Wittockiana , by Annie De Coster; Catalogue of the Exhibition: The Alec Taylor Collection of Commissioned Bindings, by Alec Taylor; Back-Pared Onlays: Endymion, by Glenn Bartley; The Pattern Poems of George Herbert, by Lester Capon; The Italian Bronze Statuettes of the Renaissance, by Stephen Conway; I Remember.The Journey from Book to Binding, by Jenni Grey; Peake's Alice, by Angela James; A Slight Departure from the Norm.Through the Woods and Down the River, by Peter Jones; Awareness the Creator of Everything , by Philip Smith; The Bookbinding Competition 2003 and the Man Booker Bindings. Near Fine.…

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 103 pp, ads, plates (some colour), ills. This is the annual journal for 2004 of Designer Bookbinders," the principal bookbinding society in Great Britain and one of the foremost in the world devoted to the craft". The journal covers all aspects of binding, and includes articles on binding design, methods and techniques, contemporary and historical movements, profiles of prominent binders worldwide, book and small press reviews. Contents include: Preface, by Lester Capon; WYSIWYG: An Introduction to TNB 24 , by Jeff Clements; The Bibliotheca Wittockiana , by Annie De Coster; Catalogue of the Exhibition: The Alec Taylor Collection of Commissioned Bindings, by Alec Taylor; Back-Pared Onlays: Endymion, by Glenn Bartley; The Pattern Poems of George Herbert, by Lester Capon; The Italian Bronze Statuettes of the Renaissance, by Stephen Conway; I Remember.The Journey from Book to Binding, by Jenni Grey; Peake's Alice, by Angela James; A Slight Departure from the Norm.Through the Woods and Down the River, by Peter Jones; Awareness the Creator of Everything , by Philip Smith; The Bookbinding Competition 2003 and the Man Booker Bindings. Near Fine.…

Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 103 pp, ads, plates (some colour), ills. This is the annual journal for 2004 of Designer Bookbinders," the principal bookbinding society in Great Britain and one of the foremost in the world devoted to the craft". The journal covers all aspects of binding, and includes articles on binding design, methods and techniques, contemporary and historical movements, profiles of prominent binders worldwide, book and small press reviews. Contents include: Preface, by Lester Capon; WYSIWYG: An Introduction to TNB 24 , by Jeff Clements; The Bibliotheca Wittockiana , by Annie De Coster; Catalogue of the Exhibition: The Alec Taylor Collection of Commissioned Bindings, by Alec Taylor; Back-Pared Onlays: Endymion, by Glenn Bartley; The Pattern Poems of George Herbert, by Lester Capon; The Italian Bronze Statuettes of the Renaissance, by Stephen Conway; I Remember.The Journey from Book to Binding, by Jenni Grey; Peake's Alice, by Angela James; A Slight Departure from the Norm.Through the Woods and Down the River, by Peter Jones; Awareness the Creator of Everything , by Philip Smith; The Bookbinding Competition 2003 and the Man Booker Bindings. Near Fine.…