6V Books-On-Books HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING Vintage & Antique Limited Edition Book Design Grolier Club Brander Matthews Ruari McLean William Morris Hugh Gaine Journals Printer Bibliophily Anthony Hobson Essays

Book Details: Six volumes featuring the history of bookbinding comprise this group, as shown in the corresponding images. Titles found in this lot include:

Bookbindings, Old and New: Notes of a Book-lover, with an Account of the Grolier Club, New York, by Brander Matthews, 1896; illustrated.

Modern Book Design from William Morris to the Present Day, by Ruari McLean, 1959; illustrated, original dust jacket.

Bookbinding: Its Background and Technique Vols. I & II, by Edith Diehl, 1946; illustrated, in slipcase.

The Journals of Hugh Gaine, Printer, edited by Paul Leicester Ford, 1902, Volume I only; limited edition, illustrated.

Bookbindings & Other Bibliophily. Essays in Honour of Anthony Hobson, edited by Dennis E. Rhodes, 1994; illustrated, original dust jacket.
Condition / Notes: This collection shows well, with some typical indications of age and wear, including shelfwear and rubbing. Bindings and text blocks are sound. Text and illustrations are clear and crisp. Some volumes display age toning and foxing.

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