Early illustrated English bookbinding volume
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Author: Arnett, John Andrews
Title: Bibliopegia: or, the Art of Bookbinding, in All its Branches
Place Published: London
Publisher:Richard Groombridge
Date Published: 1835
Description:
Author: Arnett, John Andrews
Title: Bibliopegia: or, the Art of Bookbinding, in All its Branches
Place Published: London
Publisher:Richard Groombridge
Date Published: 1835
Description:
iv, 212 pp. + numerous unnumbered blank pages throughout. Engraved frontispiece and other illustrations. 14.9x8.3 cm (5¾x3¼"), later full leather, leather gilt lettered spine label; marbled endpapers. First Edition.
Arnett was the pseudonym of John Hannett, printer and bookbinder, known for his early English works on the history of books and bookmaking.
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Light edgewear; front endpaper chipped, plates heavily darkened around edges affecting images, blanks with pencil notes; very good or better.
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Early illustrated English bookbinding volume
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