A manual of the art of bookbinding : containing full instructions in the different branches of forwarding, gilding, and finishing : also, the art of marbling book-edges and paper, the whole designed for the practical workman, the amateur, and the book-collector

1856

Not on view

Contains 7 leaves of color marbled paper samples.

Reference: Hunter, D. Papermaking, history and technique (2nd ed.), page 600.

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Title: A manual of the art of bookbinding : containing full instructions in the different branches of forwarding, gilding, and finishing : also, the art of marbling book-edges and paper, the whole designed for the practical workman, the amateur, and the book-collector
Author: James Bartram Nicholson
Publisher: Henry Carey Baird (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Date: 1856
Geography: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Dimensions: 318, [1], 18 pages, 12, [7] leaves of plates : illustrations ; Height: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Object Number: 217 N52
Curatorial Department: Thomas J. Watson Library

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