The Art of Book-Binding, Its Rise and Progress: Including a Descriptive Account of the New York Book-Bindery (Classic Reprint) - Tapa dura

Sons, E. Walker And

 
9780260195685: The Art of Book-Binding, Its Rise and Progress: Including a Descriptive Account of the New York Book-Bindery (Classic Reprint)

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The literary profession originated even in classic times, when an extensive traffic was car ried on in mess, by the Scribes and Copyists; it also flourished during the Saxon era, many eminent names being on record Of transcribers in the seventh and eighth centuries. Books in their present form were invented, it is said, by Attalus, King Of Pergamus, in 887.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Art of Book-Binding, Its Rise and Progress: Including a Descriptive Account of the New York Book-Bindery

The literary profession originated even in classic times, when an extensive traffic was car ried on in mess, by the Scribes and Copyists; it also flourished during the Saxon era, many eminent names being on record Of transcribers in the seventh and eighth centuries. Books in their present form were invented, it is said, by Attalus, King Of Pergamus, in 887.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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