Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Skira, 1959
Da: SELG Inc. Booksellers, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Hardcover with dust jacket. Owner name; no other markings. Beautiful tipped-in color plates. 156 pp. Text in English. Fast shipping from NYC!
Editore: Skira, 1959
Da: Orca Knowledge Systems, Inc., Novato, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Unread. No markings in book. Binding is fine. Price clipped DJ with minor wear to edges. In original cardboard slipcase with lots of sunning. 152pp.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Secker And Warburg, London, 1956
Da: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. B/W Plates (illustratore). 1st Edition. 400 Pp. First Edition In The English Language (Stated). Red Cloth, Gilt. A Fine Example, No Wear Or Marks, In Near Fine Dj With Trace Of Wear Along Top And Bottom Edges.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Doubleday / Bernard Chester Middleton, New York, 1953
Da: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Color Plates And B/W Illustrations (illustratore). 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.
Editore: Editions d'Art Albert Skira S. A., Geneva, 1967
Da: Exquisite Corpse Booksellers, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Cloth with a Cloth Slipcase. Condizione: Fine Condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine Condition. 216 pages. Hardcover, with cream colored cloth covered boards, wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket, and cased in a cloth covered board slipcase. The slipcase has some wear, including cracks at the crown and spine of the backside. But the book itself is in immaculate condition, with a tight binding, sharp corners, clean interior and bright dustjacket with belly band, now additionally wrapped in plastic. Text in English from the French original. Numerous tipped in color plates.