Victorian publishers' book-bindings in cloth and leather / Ruari McLean

Identifier:REF.BB.0330

Dimensions:160 p. illus. (part col.) 31 cm

Creation dates:1974

Subjects: Bookbinding -- Facsimiles., Bookbinding -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century., Bookbinding, Victorian, Cloth bindings (Bookbinding), Leather bindings (Bookbinding), Publishers' bindings

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Bookbinding--Facsimiles, Bookbinding--History, Bookbinding, Victorian, Cloth bindings (Bookbinding), Leather bindings (Bookbinding), Publishers' bindings

Description:Briefly discusses the techniques, designs, and contemporary criticisms of Victorian Era cloth and leather book-bindings. Largely made up of color and black-and-white photographs of decorative cloth and leather bindings. With a bibliography (p. 6) and an index (p. 159-160).