Bookbinding, its Background and Technique.
New York: Dover Publications, 1980. Reprint. Softcover. Large thick octavo. Two volumes in one. Eccentrically paginated. xxii+ 252pp, vi + 406pp, lxxxii b&w plates. Index, glossary. A facsimile of the 1905 first edition of this massive reference. From the publisher: "Edith Diehl (1876-1953) was one of the world's foremost practitioners of traditional bookbinding and an exceptionally able teacher. From the vantage point of a lifetime's experience she gives today's bookbinders both a historical survey of this centuries-old art and an eminently practical guide.." The faintest of shelfwear - else a bright, clean near Fine copy. Item #62319
ISBN: 9780486240206
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