The Fine Press and the Bookbinder and Their Influence on One Collector

Anthony Dowd

Verlag: Not Stated, Not Stated, 2002

Beschreibung

A very scarce essay by Anthony Dowd on bookbinding and private presses, beautifully illustrated with four lavish colour plates. A very scarce work.A brief essay on bookbindings, fine presses, and their influences on the author, Anthony Dowd.Illustrated with four colour plates.Dowd was a collector of beautiful bookbinding, primarily focusing on books bound in Britain during his lifetime. When he retired he took a part-time course in bookbinding.This essay is extracted from Dowd's work 'The Anthony Dowd Collection of Modern Bindings', which was savaliable from the John Rylands Library, Oxford Road, Manchester, and retailed at £33. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 745P44

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Fine Press and the Bookbinder and Their ...

Verlag: Not Stated, Not Stated

Erscheinungsdatum: 2002

Einband: Paperback

Illustrator: Not Stated

Zustand: Fine

Art des Buches: book