Bookbinding in America

Name/Title

Bookbinding in America

Entry/Object ID

2018.7.1

Description

Early American Bookbinding by Hand by Hannah Dustin French The Rise of American Edition Bindings by Joseph W. Rogers On the Rebinding of Old Books by Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt

Collection

Reference

Dimensions

Height

25 cm

Book Details

Author

Hannah Dustin French, Joseph W. Rogers, Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt

Editor

Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt

Publisher

The Southworth-Anthoensen Press

Place Published

City

Portland

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

1941

Place Printed

City

Portland

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Binding

Binding Type

Hardcover or Case Bound

Binding Notes

Quarter binding: black book cloth spine, with gilt title, authors, and publisher, rest of boards in blue paper. Plain endpapers, foredge and tail untrimmed

Exhibition

Lobby Case Dec 2019 - April 2020