Bookbinding: Its Background and Technique (Two Volumes Bound as One) (v. 1 & 2)
Book Details
Author(s)
Edith Diehl
Publisher
Dover Publications
ISBN / ASIN
0486240207
ISBN-13
9780486240206
Availability
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Sales Rank
#931,809
Marketplace
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Description
Two volumes bound into one, this mammoth volume by one of the world's foremost practitioners is both an historical survey emphasizing decorated bindings and an eminently practical guide to hand bookbinding. The author examines many national styles and the work of Jean Grolier, Thomas Mahieu, Le Gascon, Samuel Mearne, and others. 93 plates, 242 figures.
