Idioma: Inglés
Publicado por Doubleday / Bernard Chester Middleton, New York, 1953
Librería: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
Original o primera edición
EUR 640,71
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Añadir al carritoHardcover. Condición: Fine. Color Plates And B/W Illustrations Ilustrador. First American Edition. 661 Pp. First Printing, 1953, New York (Stated). In A Deluxe Black Full Morocco Binding Gilt, Red Morocco Spine Label, Elaborate Gilt Turns, Marbled Endpapers, All Edges Gilt. Also With A Christmas Card From Dora And Bernard Middleton, And His Calligraphic Note Apologizing For A Delay In Sending This Book. Per Wikipedia, Bernard Chester Middleton Mbe ( 1924 - 2019) Was A Preeminent British Restoration Bookbinder. He Was Regarded As One Of The Foremost Book Craftsmen And Trade Historians Of Modern Times, Lecturing And Teaching In Europe (Belgium, Switzerland, And The Netherlands) And The Americas (Brazil, The United States, And Venezuela). He Authored Two Major Works, A History Of English Craft Bookbinding Technique (1963) And The Restoration Of Leather Bindings (1972), Which Became Essential Reading For Professional Bookbinders, Scholars And Collectors. In The Trade, He Was Known As "The Great Man". He Was Elected A Fellow Of The Royal Society Of Arts In 1951 And, In 1986, Was Awarded An Mbe For Services To Bookbinding. His Gold-Tooled Bindings May Be Seen In The British Library, The Victoria And Albert Museum, The Royal Library, Windsor, And The Wormsley Library, And In Other Major Libraries Worldwide.