First Edition, 76pp., signed and dated by Broomhead with his bookplate, coloured frontis., 138 illustrs., orig. gilt-pictorial simulated morocco. Howard Nixon arranged this exhibition and wrote most of the catalogue. From the library of the bookbinding historian, Frank Broomhead. N° de ref. del artículo 27848
Título: Bookbindings from the Library of Jean ...
Editorial: British Museum
Año de publicación: 1965
Encuadernación: Hardcover
Ejemplar firmado: Signed by Author(s)
Edición: 1st Edition
Descripción First edition, xx, 76pp., coloured frontis., 138 illustrs., orig. gilt-pictorial simulated morocco. Howard Nixon arranged this exhibition and wrote most of the catalogue. Nº de ref. del artículo: 41076
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. 8vo (22.5 cm), frontispiece, XX, 75, [3] pages, 139 plates. Bound in imitation leather with a gilt-lettered spine and gilt front cover. This catalog published in connection with an exhibition at the British Museum held from September 23 to October 31, 1965, organized to commemorate the fourth centenary of the death of Jean Grolier. The exhibition showcased 138 volumes from British and Irish libraries, constituting nearly a quarter of those known to have survived. Through an examination of the tools used, Nixon identified the workshop that produced the majority of Grolier's bindings (items 19-111), previously recognized as the Entrelac binder, attributed to Claude de Picques, the binder of Henri II. The catalog includes 11 plates featuring rubbings of tools and 128 photographs of bindings. Nº de ref. del artículo: 006499
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 8vo (22.5 cm), frontispiece, XX, 75, [3] pages, 139 plates. Bound in imitation leather with a gilt-lettered spine and gilt front cover. This catalog published in connection with an exhibition at the British Museum held from September 23 to October 31, 1965, organized to commemorate the fourth centenary of the death of Jean Grolier. The exhibition showcased 138 volumes from British and Irish libraries, constituting nearly a quarter of those known to have survived. Through an examination of the tools used, Nixon identified the workshop that produced the majority of Grolier's bindings (items 19-111), previously recognized as the Entrelac binder, attributed to Claude de Picques, the binder of Henri II. The catalog includes 11 plates featuring rubbings of tools and 128 photographs of bindings. Nº de ref. del artículo: 007886