Basbanes nicholas foreword (5 risultati)

Soft Cover. Condizione: Fine. First Edition Thus. First printing. 154 pages. Jane Greenfield, advisor in rare book conservation at Yale University Library, is a leading authority on preservation and repair. After attending the New York School of Applied Design, she operated her own bindery for several years, enabling her to write from an unusual level of both education and experience. Here she offers a concise yet thorough discussion of book construction, storage, handling, cleaning, and repair, as well as essential expert advice on how to properly store and handle books of value in order to protect them from fire, flood, theft, and common wear and tear. With a new introduction by bestselling author Nicholas A. Basbanes, this is an indispensable volume for bibliophiles. concise, eminently readable handbook on how to care for any book of value. For collectors, librarians, and curators it represents an elegant summation of their responsibilities and techniques. Included in The Care of Fine Books is a brief history of book-construction methods and a discussion of the nature of fine books and their component materials, thorough advice on the storage and handling of books, securing a collection against fire, flood, theft, or other mishap, and elementary cleaning and repair. An Appendix lists sources of materials and supplies. The text is graced with over 200 line illustrations by Greenfield. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.…

First edition of this work unveiling the extraordinary stories behind seemingly ordinary books. Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes. Jacket design by legendary designer Chip Kidd. In Provenance, Matthew Raptis, renowned rare book dealer and founder of Raptis Rare Books, examines how unassuming volumes can reveal extraordinary personal histories. Drawing on decades of experience in the rare book world, he reconstructs the lives and relationships of major figures in literature, politics, art, and culture through their books, highlighting what inscriptions, marginal notes, and private libraries disclose about intellectual habits, friendships, and inner lives. "Something we learn when studying provenance is that books, in a way, are itinerant pilgrims - they travel from place to place, and owner to owner, more often than not with stories to tell of their travels, a number of them you are about to enjoy in this book" (Nicholas A. Basbanes, Foreword).…

Paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.