Bookbinding & conservation by hand : a working guide / Laura S. Young ; illustrations by Sidonie Cor...
Bookbinding & conservation by hand : a working guide / Laura S. Young ; illustrations by Sidonie Cor...
Bookbinding & conservation by hand : a working guide / Laura S. Young ; illustrations by Sidonie Coryn ; photographs by John Hurt Whitehead III ; with revisions by Jerilyn Glenn Davis.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press, 1995.
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Date
1995.
Call Numbers
G 2014/2596
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 273 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. The Makeup of the Book -- 2. Binding and Book Design -- 3. Equipping a Workshop -- 4. Materials and Their Use -- 5. Basic Techniques -- 6. General Techniques -- 7. Specific Techniques -- 8. Finishing --9. Other Binding Styles -- 10. Protective Cases --11. Conservation Work -- App. Supply Sources...
Publication information
Publisher
New Castle, Del. : Oak Knoll Press, 1995.
Edition
[Rev. ed.].
Place of Publication
Delaware
Date Published
1995.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The heart of this working guide is the three chapters dealing with techniques and the chapter on conservation. "Basic Techniques" detail the fundamental skills that are applicable to all hand bookbinding. "General Techniques" include those practices that, with minor variations, cover the early stages in all types of bindings. "Specific Techniques"...
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Full title
Bookbinding & conservation by hand : a working guide / Laura S. Young ; illustrations by Sidonie Coryn ; photographs by John Hurt Whitehead III ; with revisions by Jerilyn Glenn Davis.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
Originally published: New York : R.R. Bowker, 1981.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-262) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF/N686.302/9.
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Call Numbers
G 2014/2596
Record Identifier
74VKMzByQkQd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKMzByQkQd
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ISBN
1884718108 (cased : alk. paper) :
9781884718113 (pbk. : alk. paper) :
1884718116 (pbk. : alk. paper) :
9781884718106 (cased : alk. paper) :
DDC
686.302
MMS ID
991021210129702626
