Author: PHILIP, ALEX J.
Title: The Business of Bookbinding
Description: London: Stanley Paul, London, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 5 1/4 x 7 1/4; viii, 223 pages; Red cloth hard cover has faded gold lettering on spine. Cover has sunning, bumping, rubbing, some stains. The true first edition from 1912. Front end page has tidy notation as to when and where acquired in 1995, plus pencil numbers. Sides of text block have some staining/marks. Overall, pages are clean and tight. Bound in are 4 pages, with folds, of cover samples, some cloth, some leather. Where the samples were glued to the pages, some glue bleeding on back side of page. Missing one leather [parchment] sample. Illustrated with many b/w pictures and photographs. Recipes; Book and Paper Sizes; Type Faces; Glossary; Index.. Very Good .

Keywords: Reference; Book Arts; Book Binding; Printing History; History of Technology; Recipes; Chemistry; Leather Working; Education History; Cultural History Education Archaeology English/British History Antiques/Collectibles Crafts/Needlework/Clothing/Costuming