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A manual of the art of bookbinding : containing full instructions in the different branches of forwarding, gilding, and finishing : also, the art of marbling book-edges and paper : the whole designed for the practical workman, the amateur, and the book-collector by James B. Nicholson
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Db .36V N626
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nicholson, James B. (James Bartram), 1820-1901.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bookbinding--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Bookbinding.
- Physical Description:
- 318, 32 p., [19] leaves of plates : ill. (7 col.) ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : H.C. Baird & Co., 1887.
- Notes:
- First published in 1856.
- The 7 col. ill. are samples of marbled paper.
- Publisher's advertisements on p. 1-32 at end.
- Includes index.
- 18 p. advertisements.
- Local Notes:
- Inscription: John P. Nicholson.
- Book review pasted in.
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