Thirty Bindings Selected First (18 results)

Condition: New.

4to. red cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. xii, 68 pages plus 30 full-page plates of bindings. Printed in an edition limited to 600 numbered copies at the Chiswick Press, being the tenth book published by the First Editions Club (S-K 875). Tape marks on free endpaper, spine faded, some wear along the middle of the spine and spine ends, else a good copy. This exhibition of about 300 bindings was held over two days at the house of Sir Philip Sassoon and featured books from private libraries in or near London. It strength lay chiefly in English works from 1660 to 1700, regarded by the author as the Golden Age of bookbinding in England. G.D. Hobson (1882-1949) was a partner in Sotheby's (1909) and did more than anyone to promote the serious study of historical bookbinding. "In choosing the bindings for reproduction, my object has been to select the most interesting unpublished examples, only one of our thirty bindings has ever been reproduced previously "(introduction). Thirty full-page plates of bindings, including eighteen embossed chromolithographs. red cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. Bookbinding (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 4to (32.5 cm). XII, 68, [2] pp. 30 plates. Original publisher's wine cloth, boards framed with a gilt-ruled panel, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, fore- and lower edges untrimmed (binding slightly sunned, stained, and rubbed at extremities, endpapers somewhat toned). Limited to 600 copies. The tenth book printed for the First Edition Club. A landmark exhibition catalogue and one of the earliest serious studies of historic bookbindings written from the perspective of the modern bibliophile and connoisseur. The volume illustrates and describes thirty exceptional bindings selected from the First Edition Club's Seventh Exhibition, held in 1926 and drawn from many of the greatest British private collections of the period, including those of Henry Yates Thompson, Lt.-Col. W. E. Moss, Sir George Holford, Dr. H. M. Davies, G. S. Tomkinson, Alfred Ehrman, Sir Edward Sullivan, and the author himself. The bindings span almost three centuries, from the late fifteenth to the late eighteenth century, and represent many of the principal schools and styles of European decorative binding: early Oxford work, Venetian bindings, French Renaissance gold-tooling, the celebrated "Canevari" style, five bindings made for Jean Grolier, Henri II bindings, Lyonese work, the distinctive Wotton style, Parisian inlaid bindings, Spanish and German bindings (including pierced vellum examples), French armorial bindings, English royal and Restoration bindings--including examples made for Samuel Pepys and bearing the monograms of Charles II and James II--together with bindings attributed to Florimond Badier, Cleeve, Richard Steel, Jacques-Antoine Derome, Richard Dymott, and an important Dublin binding executed by Abraham Bradley in 1773. Each plate is accompanied by a detailed bibliographical and technical description recording the book, binding material, dimensions, provenance, decoration, and comparative observations. Hobson's substantial introduction surveys the history of English binding exhibitions, from South Kensington (1861) and the Burlington Fine Arts Club exhibition of 1891 to the present exhibition, while also addressing questions of attribution, workshop practice, and the persistent problem of forged bindings. Particularly important is his reassessment of the traditional attribution of many Restoration bindings to Samuel Mearne, distinguishing several different workshops within the group formerly assigned to Mearne alone, together with his discussion of celebrated binding forgeries that had entered nineteenth-century collections. Beautifully printed on thick laid paper by the Chiswick Press, it is itself a notable example of fine English book production. An important milestone in twentieth-century bookbinding scholarship and an essential reference for collectors, librarians, curators, and historians of the decorative binding.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited. This very tall book has some bumping of the corners, light rubbing and wear. Hinges and gutters are solid, some shadowing of the endpapers. Ex-library with card pocket near center of fep, Some light library stamping, mostly endpapers. This book was limited to a printing of 600 copies, this one in unnumbered. Full color plates have created mirrored shadowing of verso texts. All plates complete and binding tight. Due to the large size of this book, it will require additional shipping. various (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 4to (32.5 cm). XII, 68, [2] pp. 30 plates. Original publisher's wine cloth, boards framed with a gilt-ruled panel, spine lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, fore- and lower edges untrimmed (binding slightly sunned and rubbed, endpapers somewhat toned). Limited to 600 copies. The tenth book printed for the First Edition Club. A landmark exhibition catalogue and one of the earliest serious studies of historic bookbindings written from the perspective of the modern bibliophile and connoisseur. The volume illustrates and describes thirty exceptional bindings selected from the First Edition Club's Seventh Exhibition, held in 1926 and drawn from many of the greatest British private collections of the period, including those of Henry Yates Thompson, Lt.-Col. W. E. Moss, Sir George Holford, Dr. H. M. Davies, G. S. Tomkinson, Alfred Ehrman, Sir Edward Sullivan, and the author himself. The bindings span almost three centuries, from the late fifteenth to the late eighteenth century, and represent many of the principal schools and styles of European decorative binding: early Oxford work, Venetian bindings, French Renaissance gold-tooling, the celebrated "Canevari" style, five bindings made for Jean Grolier, Henri II bindings, Lyonese work, the distinctive Wotton style, Parisian inlaid bindings, Spanish and German bindings (including pierced vellum examples), French armorial bindings, English royal and Restoration bindings--including examples made for Samuel Pepys and bearing the monograms of Charles II and James II--together with bindings attributed to Florimond Badier, Cleeve, Richard Steel, Jacques-Antoine Derome, Richard Dymott, and an important Dublin binding executed by Abraham Bradley in 1773. Each plate is accompanied by a detailed bibliographical and technical description recording the book, binding material, dimensions, provenance, decoration, and comparative observations. Hobson's substantial introduction surveys the history of English binding exhibitions, from South Kensington (1861) and the Burlington Fine Arts Club exhibition of 1891 to the present exhibition, while also addressing questions of attribution, workshop practice, and the persistent problem of forged bindings. Particularly important is his reassessment of the traditional attribution of many Restoration bindings to Samuel Mearne, distinguishing several different workshops within the group formerly assigned to Mearne alone, together with his discussion of celebrated binding forgeries that had entered nineteenth-century collections. Beautifully printed on thick laid paper by the Chiswick Press, it is itself a notable example of fine English book production. An important milestone in twentieth-century bookbinding scholarship and an essential reference for collectors, librarians, curators, and historians of the decorative binding.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Plum cloth ornately gilt, but faded and worn. Gold top, other edges unut. Bookplate and neat ownership signture. A good copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. xii, 68 + 30 plates. Small folio, red cloth over boards, gilt panel decorations on covers, gilt title on spine, t.e.g, all others uncut. Catalogue of a small fraction of the approximately 300 bindings shown during a two-day exhibition mounted by the First Edition Club and held in Sir Philip Sassoon's private house in London. While the exhibition was of mostly English bindings from 1660-1700, this catalogue includes five Grolier bindings, and one each by Wotton and Derome. Also included are bindings executed for Pepys, Charles II and others. Each of the thirty bindings is described in detail and illustrated with a full-page plate, some in color. One of 600 copies; this copy not numbered. Near fine; slight curve to the covers; interior pages and plates fine, light bump to lower corners.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. Limited. London: The First Edition Club, 1926. 4to, 69 pp, VG+ in cloth with gilt titling and rules. Thirty monochrome and color plates, with full descriptions. One of 600 copies, this copy out of series.

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. Limited. Red cloth with gilt piping and design, quarto, with 30 color plates. #94 of a limited run of 600. Scuffing to boards along with modest bumping to corners. Spine is sunned. Overall, Very Good. Bookplate on front pastedown. Some foxing to text, but Plates themselves are bright and attractive. Tight binding.…

4to (320 x 250 mm), xii, 68, [2]pp., one of 600 copies, presentation inscription from Bernard Middleton to Roger Powell on front endpaper, some light spotting to text, 30 plates (18 in colour), orig. red buckram stamped in gilt, uncut, t.e.g. The strength of the Exhibition lay chiefly in the series of English bindings, and particularly in the bindings of 1660 to 1700.…

4to. xii, 68pp, 30 colour and b/w plates. Original decorated maroon cloth gilt, teg o/w uncut (see image). Light random spotting, slight off-set from colour plates. Relevant specimen plate loosely inserted.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited. nFINE. Large red cloth boards, gold frame-lined decorations and titling. Neat art museum store stamps on endpapers. Fully waterparked pages. Perfectly registered plates images. No internal markings. LIMITED EDITION of 600 copies. Excellent historical volume for the bookbinding specialist/archive reference. Large book USA media mail only; International special shipping. [B213].…

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Muy bien. 1ª Edición. London, The First Edition Club, 1926. 68 pp. Limited to six hundred copies, this is anunnumbered copywithin that printing.

1st Edition. First Edition, #2 of 600 copies. Tenth Book printed by the First Edition Club. 30 full page plates (16 chromolithographed). 1 vols. Small folio. Original crimson cloth gilt. Blindstamp of William Henry Sydeman 30 full page plates (16 chromolithographed). 1 vols. Small folio First Edition, #2 of 600 copies. Tenth Book printed by the First Edition Club.…

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

London: The First Edition Club, 1926. Large 4to. Orig. full crimson buckram. Gilt borders on both front & rear covers. Spine gilt titled. T.e.g. other edges uncut. (XII, 70pp.). With 30 full-page plates some of which are coloured. This, the tenth book printed for The First Edition Club, is limited to 600 numbered copies only. Printed at the Chiswick Press. Fine.…