Vintage Book 1890 The Art Of Bookbinding Zaehnsdorf Illustrated Craft Guide
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Late nineteenth century, illustrated guide to the craft of bookbinding:
The Art of Bookbinding
by Joseph W. Zaehnsdorf
Published by George Bell and Sons in 1890. Second edition.
Contents: Part I: Forwarding: Folding: Refolding - Machines - Gathering; Beating and Rolling - Machines; Collating - Interleaving; Marking-Up and Sawing-In; Sewing; Forwarding; Pasting-Up; Putting on End Papers; Trimming; Glueing-Up; Rounding; Backing; Mill-Boards; Drawing-In and Pre...ssing; Cutting; Colouring the Edges; Gilt Edges; Head-Banding; Preparing for Covering; Pasting-Down; Finishing; Calf Colouring. Part II: Finishing; General Information.
Illustrated with eight plates and several woodcuts in the text
Hardback, 190 pages (excluding advertisement pages), 12 cm by 18 cm.
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The Art of Bookbinding
by Joseph W. Zaehnsdorf
Published by George Bell and Sons in 1890. Second edition.
Contents: Part I: Forwarding: Folding: Refolding - Machines - Gathering; Beating and Rolling - Machines; Collating - Interleaving; Marking-Up and Sawing-In; Sewing; Forwarding; Pasting-Up; Putting on End Papers; Trimming; Glueing-Up; Rounding; Backing; Mill-Boards; Drawing-In and Pre...ssing; Cutting; Colouring the Edges; Gilt Edges; Head-Banding; Preparing for Covering; Pasting-Down; Finishing; Calf Colouring. Part II: Finishing; General Information.
Illustrated with eight plates and several woodcuts in the text
Hardback, 190 pages (excluding advertisement pages), 12 cm by 18 cm.
Acceptable condition
If you like this item you might be interested in our other books on history and the military:
IanTheHippo: History and Military Books
