McLean, Ruari, author.

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

London : Gordon Fraser, 1974.
Bradford : Printed by Lund Humphries Ltd
Shipley : Bound by B.F. Hardwick Ltd

160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Reference tool for Rare Books Collection.
"Ruari McLean, whose "Victorian Book Design and Colour Printing" is the standard work on its subject, has here assembled photographs of over 150 of the finest examples of publichers' bindings in cloth and leather, of which twenty-four are reproduced in full colour. He traces the evolution of publishers' bindings from the printed paper wrappers which were normal at the beginning of the nineteenth century (when most purchasers of books had them bound by their own bookbinder), through the introduction of cloth by Pickering in about 1820, and on through the heyday of gold and coloured blocking down to the end of the Victorian period. This book will be invaluable to the book collectors, bibliophiles, and dealers in rare books throughout the world."--Provided by publisher

0900406283
9780900406287
0090040628
9780090040629
0090040627

Bookbinding, Victorian.
Bookbinding Facsimiles.
Bookbinding Great Britain History 19th century.
Publishers' bindings.
Leather bindings (Bookbinding)
Cloth bindings (Bookbinding)
Bookbinding Great Britain History.
Bookbinding history
Reliure victorienne.
Reliure Fac-similés.
Reliure Grande-Bretagne Histoire.
Reliures d'éditeur.
Reliures en cuir.
Reliures en toile.
Bookbinding
Verlagseinband
Great Britain
Großbritannien

facsimiles (reproductions)
Illustrated works
Facsimiles
History
Fac-similés.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Location: Library study room 92618
Call No.: ID Z269 REF; ID:85-B13677
Status: Available