Leather for Libraries
by Cyril Davenport J. Gordon Parker A. Seymour-Jones F. J. Williamson E. Wyndham Hulme
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About This Book
Discover the many uses of leather in library collections with this informative book. A. Seymour Jones, Cyril Davenport, E. Wyndham Hulme, F. J. Williamson, and J. Gordon Parker cover topics such as leather bindings, book covers, book boxes, desk sets, and more. With beautiful photographs and detailed descriptions of different techniques, this book is a must-have for librarians, book collectors, and leather enthusiasts. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the...
Chapters (64)
- Leather for Libraries.
- CONTENTS.
- Chapter I. History of Sumach Tanning in England, Degradation of the Manufacture of Leather, and History of the Reform Movement. BY E. WYNDHAM HULME.
- Chapter II. The Causes of Decay in Bookbinding Leathers. BY J. GORDON PARKER.
- Chapter III. Provenance, Characteristics, and Values of Modern Bookbinding Leathers. BY A. SEYMOUR-JONES.
- Chapter IV. The Repairing and Binding of Books for Public Libraries. BY CYRIL DAVENPORT.
- Chapter V. Specification for the Fittings of a Small Bindery. BY F. J. WILLIAMSON.
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