Townsend Jeffrey L (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. There is one page with underling, book in great condition to be used. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: good. All pages and cover are intact. Dust jacket included if applicable, though it may be missing on hardcover editions. Spine and cover may show minor signs of wear including scuff marks, curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages may contain limited notes or highlighting. "From the library of" labels may be present. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set packaging may be missing. Bundled media e.g., CDs, DVDs, access codes may not be included.…

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Presumed first edition (no direct edition/printing statement provided). xii, 522, [3] pages. Hardcover: H 26cm x L 18.25cm. Dark green dust jacket rubbed with some bumping/scuffing at edges. Brown cloth; spine heel lightly bumped. Slight soiling to text block edges. Past owner's pencil notes regarding book purchase and two errors on front free endpaper; associated pencil markings on pages 104, 106-107, and 119 (possible other markings present but they eluded discovery upon a cursory perusal); some light brown soiling to fore-edge margins of a few scattered leaves. Affixed to rear pastedown is sealed pocket containing DVD-ROM which has caused a circular impression to book's rear leaves. Binding is firm. With Editor's Preface, color and b/w illustrations, Author Biographies, Index, and Colophon. Features nine essays: "Historical Repair, Recycling, and Recovering Phenomena in the Islamic Bindings of the University of Michigan Library: Exploring the Codilogical Evidence" by Evyn Kropf; "Protection against the Evil Eye? Votive Offerings on Armenian Manuscript Bindings" by Sylvie L. Merian; "Colonial Blankbooks in the Winterthur Library" by Consuela G. Metzger; "A Primer on Signed Bindings" by Robert J. Milevski; "Not Just Another Beautiful Book: A Typography of American Scaleboard Bindings" by Julia Miller; "Beating, Rolling, and Pressing: The Compression of Signatures in Bookbinding Prior to Sewing" by Jeffrey S. Peachey; "European Influence in the Binding of Mexican Printed Books of the Sixteenth Century" by Martha E. Romero; "Papier-Mache Bindings: 'Shining in Black and Gorgeous with Pearl and Gold'" by Jennifer W. Rosner; "The 1715 Mohawk Prayer Book: A Study of Six Copies in Colonial American Scaleboard Bindings" by John Townsend. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 4 pounds (1.81 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 9780979797453.…