Bookbinding in America: three essays

by Ed. Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut

$45 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

First edition

Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1941. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, spine slightly dull, else a very good copy in original black cloth-backed boards. Includes the following essays: Early American bookbinding by hand by Hannah Dustin French, The rise of American edition binding by Joseph W. Rogers, and On the rebinding of old books by Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt. With publisher's cloth slipcase, chipped and worn. Item #25756

• Binding: Hardcover

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