Art of Book-Binding: Its Rise and Progress : Including a Descriptive Account of the New York Book-Bindery (The Oak Knoll Series on the History of the Book)

Edward Walker was the proprietor of the largest bookbinding establishment in New York City in the middle of the nineteenth century. This book describes the workings of the Walker bindery, explaining how books were bound and how the bindery was organized. Originally published in 1850, this is the first book written by an American on the subject of bookbinding