Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2023, Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 720 pp.; DVD; access to pdf with ca. 1,500 color images. The Legacy Press, "Books Will Speak" is published at a time when the historical book is at risk of being ignored, put..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2021, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 532 pp. The Legacy Press, Theodore C. Petersen wrote Coptic Bookbindings in the Pierpont Morgan Library between 1929 and 1950, but it remained unpublished until now. The seminal work describes the binding techniques and materials of..... More
Ann Arbor: The Legacy Press, 2018, First Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 707 pp. The Legacy Press, Julia Miller’s second book grew out of the experience of writing Books Will Speak Plain: A Handbook for Identifyingand Describing Historical Bindings, now a recognized classic text on the subject. Meeting..... More
Brepols, 2017, First Edition. octavo, printed wrappers. 320 pp. Brepols, Bookbindings: Theoretical Approaches and Practical Solutions is a collection of twelve studies encompassing considerations on bookbinding structures, practices of binders in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, as well as theoretical reflections on the cataloguing of bindings, and on the..... More
Ann Arbor: The Legacy Press, 2022, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 620 pp. The Legacy Press, CONTENT: The Burning of the Butterfly: A Plaquette Binding at the University of Michigan Library; Working on the Best Material and by the Best Methods: Douglas Cockerell and Son, and the Bindery’s..... More
Ann Arbor: The Legacy Press, 2021, First Edition. large octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 661 pp. The Legacy Press, Tradition and Individuality came about as the result of an irresistible invitation: to examine and describe the bindings on 100 Greek manuscripts in the University of Michigan Library’s rare-book collection, which..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2017, First Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. 384 pp. Oak Knoll Press, Between the 14th and 16th centuries a little-known book format, now called the girdle book, was used throughout various European countries. The girdle book is distinguished by a cover that extends..... More
New Castle Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2018, Second Edition, with corrections. quarto, wrappers with French flaps. xx, 245 p., 37 color plates. Oak Knoll Press, With a new Foreword by Sidney Berger. A history of the art and the craft which is the result of more than twenty-five years of..... More
Ann Arbor: Legacy Press, 2013, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 534 pp. Legacy Press, Nine authors writing on nine topics. This collection of essays, published as the first volume of a series of studies on the history of bookbinding, sets a high standard for interesting and groundbreaking scholarship..... More
Ann Arbor: Legacy Press, 2016, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 517 pp. Legacy Press, Erin Albritton & Christina Amato on "A Study of Two Semi-Limp Parchment Binding Styles in the Rare Book Collection at The New York Academy of Medicine Library"; "Historical Bindings of the Chamberlain-Warren Samaritan Collection"..... More
Ann Arbor: Legacy Press, 2019, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 464 pp. Legacy Press, Pictures in Your Pocket: A History of the American Tintype Album; Samaritan Manuscript Bindings from Four Collections in the United States; A Previously Unrecorded Sewing Technique Deciphered During a Study of a Twelfth-Century, Limp..... More
(London; New Castle, DE): The British Library / Oak Knoll Press, 2010, First Edition. quarto, oatmeal cloth. 527 pp. The British Library / Oak Knoll Press, This third and final volume of The Henry Davis Gift focuses on South and East European fine bindings, with additional sections on Oriental and..... More
Ann Arbor: Legacy Press, 2015, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 454 pp. Legacy Press, Cathleen A. Baker on "Examination and Image-Capturing Techniques"; "Binding at Midcentury: The Rivers of America Competition of 1946" by Thomas E. Conroy; "Bio-Bibliographical List of Individual Bookbinders" (on DVD) by Thomas E. Conroy; "Finding..... More
Albany County, NY: Black Dome Press, 2022, First Edition, second printing. quarto, red boards stamped in gilt. 456 pp. Black Dome Press, "The Golden Age of American Publishers’ Decorated Cloth Book Covers: For a brief twenty years as the 19th turned into the 20th century, Americans were often beguiled, entertained..... More
London: British Library, 1993, First Edition. octavo, blue cloth in dust jacket. 206 pp. British Library, Essays include John Bidwell on "American Papermakers and the Panic of 1819" ; "Bookbinding and the History of Books" by Mirjam M. Foot; "A New Model for the Study of the Book" by Thomas..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2014, Second Printing. quarto, boards in dust jacket. 240pp. Oak Knoll Press, This second printing of David Pearson's English Bookbinding Styles 1450-1800 includes a new introduction and a number of additional references and relevant points that have come to light since the book was..... More
Norwood, MA: Plimpton Press, 1911, large octavo , maroon cloth stamped in gilt and blind. T.e.g. (xiv), 253, (iv), (83). Plimpton Press, A promotional book for the press displaying a Glossary, Standard Type Faces, Style Manual and with paper samples and samples of nine book covers mounted on heavy card..... More
(Tokyo): Kyoiku Shoseki, (1991), First English Language Edition. folio, cloth in dust jacket. (200)pp. Kyoiku Shoseki, This catalogue covers the years from 1980 - 1990 and contains 169 fine bindings, 27 designs for commercial book production as well as posters and announcements. Illustrated with 300 color plates. "Although bookbinding may..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2022, First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 352 pp. The Legacy Press, The term endbands designates the two bands worked with thread(s) at the head and tail edges of the spine of a book. The techniques with which they are worked and the ways with..... More
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2010, First Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. 180 pp. Oak Knoll Press, This new autobiography by renowned bookbinder Don Etherington takes the reader through his lifelong journey of bookbinding and conservation. Etherington documents his experiences teaching these trades and traveling throughout Europe and..... More
London/New Castle, DE: British Library/Oak Knoll Press, 2011, First Edition. large quarto, boards in dust jacket. 190 pp. British Library/Oak Knoll Press, As a craft of more than 2,000 years, the art of bookbinding has been overlooked in history. Primarily seen for its practical purpose of protecting the pages of..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 2006, First Edition. large, oblong quarto, grey cloth with pictorial label on front cover, in matching grey cloth slipcase. xii, 212pp. The Grolier Club, Extensively illustrated with photographs in color by Tom Grill. With an essay: "About Miniature Designer Bindings" by Patricia Juvelis. Very fine..... More
Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2016, First Edition. octavo, cloth in dust jacket. 496 pp. The Legacy Press, In Waters Rising: Letters from Florence, renowned calligrapher Sheila Waters recounts the story of the role that her husband Peter Waters (1930–2003) played as the person in charge of organizing the..... More
(London): British Library, 2003, First Edition. quarto, cloth. 304pp. British Library, With 210 color and black and white illustrations. A catalogue of over 750 books described in detail. The main focus of the compiler is the cover designs which are signed the artist: Owen Jones, Walter Crane, John Leighton and..... More
Amsterdam: NHB/FGE, (1985), First Edition. quarto, plain blue wrappers with wrap-around printed dust jacket. (71) pp. NHB/FGE, Text in Dutch. National Competition Launched By The Dutch Handbookbinders Bookbinding Designers Group. Illustrated in black and white and in color. Fine. More