BURDETT, Eric.: The Craft of Bookbinding. A Practical Handbook. , Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1983.

3rd impression. "The first fully comprehensive book on an ancient craft which is still practised despite the many new mechanised techniques...Mr Burdett covers every aspect of the subject from simple bindings and repairs to the advanced and complicated work involved in fine bindings of full leather gold tooled and with leather outlays and inlays..." Pp.400, 8 beautiful colour plates + black & white photo plates and 185 figure illustrations, brown silk marker ribbon. Cream/brown marl cloth spine with brown cloth boards, dustwrapper has removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG. (Book ref. 37631)  £50.00

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