Formulas for Bookbinders

by Louis H. Kinder

First edition, signed by the author.  East Aurora, NY:  The Roycrofters, 1905  

Hardback is overall in GOOD+ condition.

• Tan covers with brown tape at spine.  Covers have black inked title and Roycrofters motifs.  
• Boards show some dirt, smudges, scuffing, staining, edgewear.  Corners are worn, frayed, with exposed board.  See photos.  
• Spine is reinforced with brown cloth tape and has title, shelf number in white ink.  See photos.  
• Binding is fragile, with signatures holding by a thread.  See photos.  
• Pastedowns and feps are toned, show some light edgewear. 
• Ex-library book, with circulation materials inside back cover, library stamps, embossed seal on title page.  See photos.
• Frontispiece is present and has intact tissue guard.
• Illustrations are bright and clear.  
• Interior is generally tanned, pages show some edgewear.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks. 
• PS2026.1014

115 pages. 8.75 x 11.5 inches

First, limited edition.  Quarto.  Tan paper boards with black titles, border and Roycrofters device in russet ink.  Signed by the author.  Illustrated with two plates, with tissue guards.  Ex-library copy shows wear and use, with tape repair to spine, heavy edgewear to boards, tenderness to binding.  Complete and unmarked copy of this guide to the skills and craft of bookbinding.  Condition is overall Good Plus.

A collection of trade formulas, having to do with tooling, marbling, and other arts connected with the practice of bookbinding.  Written by Louis H. Kinder, the head binder at the Roycroft shop in East Aurora, New York.  While a guide to practice and technique, the book is itself a testament to the artistic principles of the Roycrofters.  Beautifully printed on vellum, with generous borders and red ink paragraph notations.  

Co-published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in London.

An edition of 490 copies, printed on Imperial Japan vellum.  This is copy #263.  Signed by the author on the limitation page.

AS IS! Please see photos. More photos available upon request.

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