Author: DUDIN, RENÉ MARTIN (1725-1807)
Title: The art of the bookbinder and gilder, 1772
Description: Leeds : The Elmete Press 1977. First Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Corners sharp with an overall tight. bright and clean impression. by M. Dudin ; translated into English by Richard Macintyre Atkinson. Physical description; 126 p. : ill. ; 37 cm. Notes; 'This is the first edition in English of 'L'Art du relieur doreur de livres'. which was published by the French Royal Academy of Sciences in 1772. The illustrations are taken from the original work. The paper is Old Dutch cream laid mould-made by Van Gelder and the text is set in Perpetua fourteen-point. one point leaded. Derek Brown was responsible for the typographic design and the book was printed under the personal supervision of A. S. Maney. The binding is by F. F. Allsopp & Co. Ltd. The edition is limited to 490 numbered copies. This is copy number 448.' -- colophon. Subjects; Bookbinding — Gilding. Industries — France. Weight in Kg appr.:

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