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Published by Doubleday, New York, 1960
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. B/W Plates (illustrator). First American Edition. 400 Pp. First Edition In The English Language (Stated). A Fine Example, No Wear Or Marks, In Near Fine Dj Priced $20.00 With Trace Of Wear Along Top And Bottom Edges, Crease On Rear Flap.
Published by Secker And Warburg, London, 1956
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. B/W Plates (illustrator). 1st Edition. 400 Pp. First Edition In The English Language (Stated). A Fine Example, No Wear Or Marks, In Near Fine Dj With Trace Of Wear Along Top And Bottom Edges.
Published by Doubleday, New York, 1960
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. B/W Plates (illustrator). First American Edition. 400 Pp. First Edition In The English Language (Stated). A Fine Example, No Wear Or Marks, In Fine Dj Priced $20.00. In The Slipcase Which Shows Slight Rubbing And Fading.
Published by The Bollingen Series XXIV, Pantheon Books, New York, 1949
Seller: Portman Rare Books, Tonbridge, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Very good condition, quarto, grey cloth with gilt Bollingen device on front, light wear to spine, in light weight dust wrapper, chipped and with some losses in protective cover, previous ownership on front free end paper, illustrated throughout with monochrome in text and tipped in colour plates, 224 pages. This is a heavy item (1.3 kg net weight) and may require additional for postage/shipping. [QH] [QP].
Published by Doubleday / Bernard Chester Middleton, New York, 1953
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Color Plates And B/W Illustrations (illustrator). First American Edition. 661 Pp. First Printing, 1953, New York (Stated). In A Deluxe Black Full Morocco Binding Gilt, Red Morocco Spine Label, Elaborate Gilt Turns, Marbled Endpapers, All Edges Gilt. Also With A Christmas Card From Dora And Bernard Middleton, And His Calligraphic Note Apologizing For A Delay In Sending This Book. Per Wikipedia, Bernard Chester Middleton Mbe ( 1924 ? 2019) Was A Preeminent British Restoration Bookbinder. He Was Regarded As One Of The Foremost Book Craftsmen And Trade Historians Of Modern Times, Lecturing And Teaching In Europe (Belgium, Switzerland, And The Netherlands) And The Americas (Brazil, The United States, And Venezuela). He Authored Two Major Works, A History Of English Craft Bookbinding Technique (1963) And The Restoration Of Leather Bindings (1972), Which Became Essential Reading For Professional Bookbinders, Scholars And Collectors. In The Trade, He Was Known As "The Great Man". He Was Elected A Fellow Of The Royal Society Of Arts In 1951 And, In 1986, Was Awarded An Mbe For Services To Bookbinding. His Gold-Tooled Bindings May Be Seen In The British Library, The Victoria And Albert Museum, The Royal Library, Windsor, And The Wormsley Library, And In Other Major Libraries Worldwide.