Formulas for Bookbinders
Louis H. Kinder
Published by The Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY, 1905
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Buff covers with russet half cloth binding. Covers have black inked title and Roycrofters motifs. Boards show some dirt, smudges, stains to back cover, edgewear. Corners are bumped. Spine has label with black text and is discolored at foot end with softened ends. Binding is secure. Pastedowns and feps have some staining at gutter, owner's mark and gift inscription. Frontispiece is present and has intact tissue guard. Illustrations are bright and clear. Interior is gently age-toned. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.** PS2022.1014** 115 pages. 8.75 x 11.5 inches** A collection of trade formulas, having to do with tooling, marbling, and other arts connected with the practice of bookbinding. Written by the head binder at the Roycroft shop in East Aurora, New York. While a guide to practice and technique, the book is itself a testament to the artistic principles of the Roycrofters. Beautifully printed on vellum, with generous borders and red ink paragraph notations.** Co-published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in London.** An edition of 490 copies, printed on Imperial Japan vellum. This is copy #278. Signed by the author.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009528"**. Seller Inventory # 009528
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Title: Formulas for Bookbinders
Publisher: The Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY
Publication Date: 1905
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: Limited Edition
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1905 Louis Kinder FORMULAS FOR BOOKBINDERS - SIGNED & NUMBERED - True First Edition #472 of only 490 copies
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Roycrofters, Aurora, New York, 1905
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Hardcover
First Edition
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Seller: Blank Verso Books, Napa, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. FORMULAS FOR BOOKBINDERS, by Louis H. Kinder. Kinder was the head binder at the Roycroft printing and binding shop. SIGNED and NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION, this being Copy No. 472 of 490 copies. SIGNED and NUMBERED by LOUIS H. KINDER on the Limitation page. Hardcovers, cloth covered spine and paper covered boards, paper spine title label, 9x11.5 inches (22x29 cm), printed on Imperial Japan Vellum, title page printed in red & black, margin notes in red. Pagination: [12], vii, [3], 115, [1] pages. Illustrated with two plates, including the frontispiece, displaying bindings by the author. GOOD Condition: The covers have soiling, a few marks, edgewear, and finger smudges; the paper spine title label is chipped at its top edge affecting several letters; internally there is occasional marginal finger soiling (one can imagine a bookbinder's not perfectly clean fingers handling this book), otherwise tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. From the title page: "Being a Collection of Trade Formulas, the Results of Twenty-five Years Study and Practice in the Arts of Tooling in Gold, Edge Gilding, Marbling, Stamping, and various other Departments of Bookbinding." Rare 1905 Signed, Limited, True First Edition of Formulas For Bookbinders. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 002999
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Formulas for Bookbinders
Published by
Roycrofters, 1905
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Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No jacket. #330/490cc, signed by the author. Kinder was the head bookbinder at the Roycrofters shop. Cover worn and mildly stained. Included are a number of sheets with hand written and type written formulas regarding binding process. Seller Inventory # 96828
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