[ART] MANUAL BOOKBINDING

Arthur W. Johnson

New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1978.

Hard Cover. First Edition. Octavo; in the publisher’s blue cloth; with titling on the spine in gold; 224 pages including the Index; with 270 illustrations throughout. ~~From the front flap of the jacket “To give a book a worthy binding is one of the most satisfying of crafts. Over and above the utility of a good binding there is a great deal of esthetic pleasure to be gained from a case that opens easily and flatly, and from the decoration, the harmony of colors, and the brilliance of gold.”.

Near Fine binding / Near Fine dust jacket.
Item #300588

Price: $75.00