[Rarebooks] FS: Two BookBinding Titles

[John Howell]

Offered today:

Friendly Society of Journeymen Bookbinders of London and Westminster.  

The Book-Finisher’s Friendly Circular....  

New York and London: Garland Publishing, 1990.  Series: The History of Bookbinding Technique and Design.  

8vo.  7 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches.  [iv], iv, 165, (8) pp.  Index, some binding examples in black-and-white, Rules, &c. of the Finishers’ Friendly Association, Established February, 1841, London: Printed for the Association, 1845 also reprinted at the rear; text clean, unmarked.  Blue cloth, spine titled in black; binding square and tight.  Fine.  
$ 35
FACSIMILE REPRINT of The Book-Finisher’s Friendly Circular printed at London for the Association by the Working Printers’ Association, 1845-1851.  Not only was London the center of a worldwide empire in the first half of the nineteenth century, but it was also the center of many important social and political developments, which affected all aspects of the book trade, as well.  These documents provide insight into the increasing political and economic strength of bookbinders, as well as insight into the practices of their trade.


MATTHEWS, Brander (1852-1929).  

Bookbindings Old and New: Notes of a Book-Lover.  

New York and London: Garland Publishing, 1990.  Series: The History of Bookbinding Technique and Design.  

8vo.  7 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches.  [iv], (xiv), 342, [2] pp.  Frontispiece, figures and plates throughout in black-and-white, index; text clean, unmarked.  Blue cloth, spine titled in black; binding square and tight.  Fine.  
$ 100
FACSIMILE REPRINT of a book originally issued by Macmillan and Company 1895.  The sub-sub-title is: With an Account of the Grolier Club of New York.  “An opinionated, yet breezily written assessment of mainly French bookbinders from the 16th through the 18th centuries, a chapter on publishers’ bindings and a short history of the Grolier Club.”  Jeff Peachey from his blog.  James Brander Matthews was an American writer and educator.  He was the first full-time professor of dramatic literature at an American university and played a significant role in establishing theater as a subject worthy of formal study in the academic world.  



TERMS: All items offered subject to prior sale.  Payment with order.  20% courtesy to the trade. Institutions may be billed.  Can accept check, PayPal, or credit cards.  Guaranteed as described.  Returns accepted for any reason within ten days of receipt; please notify me of your intentions before returning.  $4.00 domestic media mail or $6.00 Priority Mail.  International orders shipped at cost.  


John Howell, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA

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