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This folder contains books and other printed or handwritten materials that inform the practices of bookbinding and trades related to bookbinding (paper-making, marbling, leather working, gilding, etc). The majority of texts are directly related to the process or history of bookbinding, while additional areas of focus include exhibition catalogs focused on rare or design bindings, printed and bound keepsakes from the Hand Bookbinders of California and private presses, and printing.

Richesses de l'Arsenal : deux siècles de passion littéraire / [commisariat de l'esposition, Danielle Muzerelle].
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Scottish 'Wheel' and 'Herring-bone' bindings in the Bodleian Library: an illustrated handlist / by M.J. Sommerlad.
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Sept siècles de patrimoine bibliophilique 1250-1950 : catalogue de vente a prix marques de manuscrits et livres précieux disponibles a la librairie Sourget, classes par ordre chronologique. Hiver 1997.
Book![Six siècles de patrimoine bibliophilique, 1320-1932 : catalogue de vente à prix marqués de manuscrits et livres précieux disponibles à la Librairie Sourget, classés par ordre chronologique / [Librairie Sourget].](
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Six siècles de patrimoine bibliophilique, 1320-1932 : catalogue de vente à prix marqués de manuscrits et livres précieux disponibles à la Librairie Sourget, classés par ordre chronologique / [Librairie Sourget].
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Sixteen fine bindings on The art of trout fishing on the rapid streams : June 1st-June 30th, 1983. Thomas J. Watson Library, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Some notes on the engaging by-paths and enduring pleasures of fine bookmaking / bt Paul A> Bennett.
BookStriking research gold : distinguished collections in California independent academic libraries / foreword by Lawrence Clark Powell.
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Suminagashi-zome / by Tokutaro Yagi ; translation by Kyoko Mueke ; wood engravings by Rik Olson ; marbling by Robin Heyeck.
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Suminagashi-zome / by Tokutaro Yagi ; translation by Kyoko Mueke ; wood engravings by Rik Olson ; marbling by Robin Heyeck.
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Suminagashi-zome / by Tokutaro Yagi ; translation by Kyoko Mueke ; wood engravings by Rik Olson ; marbling by Robin Heyeck.
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Talks on book-collecting : delivered under the authority of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association [at the National Book League during the winter of 1948-1949 / by P.H. Muir [and others]. Edited by P.H. Muir.
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Taste and technique in book-collecting; a study of recent developments in Great Britain and the United States.
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The Allen Press Bibliography : A Facsimile with Original Leaves and Additions to Date, including a checklist of ephemera.
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The Allen Press bibliography : a facsimile with original leaves and additions to date, including a checklist of ephemera.
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The Arion Press, fine printers & publishers of limited edition books & portfolios of prints : catalogue of publications 1990-91 and checklist 1975-90.
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The Art of the book '93 : a juried exhibition of the work of members celebrating our tenth anniversary = une exposition-concours des oeuvres par les membres en célébration de notre dixieme anniversaire.
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The Chevalier collection of English twentieth-century bookbindings : and a selection of modern Continental European bookbindings, the properties of Mrs. Phyllis J. Miller and four other owners
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The Collection of The Garden Ltd. : magnificent books and manuscripts : conceived and formed by Haven O'More ; funded by Michael Davis.
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The Elementary spelling book; being an improvement on the American spelling book / by Noah Webster, LL.D.
Book![The Great industries of the United States : being an historical summary of the origin, growth, and perfection of the chief industrial arts of this country / by Horace Greeley [and others].](
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The Great industries of the United States : being an historical summary of the origin, growth, and perfection of the chief industrial arts of this country / by Horace Greeley [and others].
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The Guild of Book Workers 75th anniversary exhibition / Susanna Borghese, Caroline F. Schimmel, Mary C. Schlosser.
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The Guild of Book Workers 75th anniversary exhibition / Susanna Borghese, Caroline F. Schimmel, Mary C. Schlosser.
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The Guild of Book Workers 75th anniversary exhibition / Susanna Borghese, Caroline F. Schimmel, Mary C. Schlosser.
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The Hand Bokobinders of California - 30th Anniversary Exhibit. Two Thousand Two. The Catalogue of the Exhibition.
Book![The History of Bookbinding, 525-1950 A.D. An exhibition held at the Baltimore Museum of Art, November 12, 1957 to January 12, 1958. Organized by the Walters Art Gallery and presented in cooperation with the Baltimore Museum of Art. [A catalogue, compiled by Dorothy Miner.].](
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The History of Bookbinding, 525-1950 A.D. An exhibition held at the Baltimore Museum of Art, November 12, 1957 to January 12, 1958. Organized by the Walters Art Gallery and presented in cooperation with the Baltimore Museum of Art. [A catalogue, compiled by Dorothy Miner.].
Book![The Mostyn hall library: printed books and manuscripts ... the property of the Lord Mostyn ... which will be sold ... by Christie, Manson & Woods ... October 9 ... 10, [16, 17, 23 and 24,] 1974 ...](
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The Mostyn hall library: printed books and manuscripts ... the property of the Lord Mostyn ... which will be sold ... by Christie, Manson & Woods ... October 9 ... 10, [16, 17, 23 and 24,] 1974 ...
BookThe Printers' Chappel of Santa Cruz : printed as a companion to the book arts exhibition at the Santa Cruz City Museum / with a forward by William Everson.
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The Printing Trades and their Workers. By Florence E. Clark ... Prepared for the National Vocational Guidance Association, Occupational Research Section. (Second edition.).
BookThe Stinehour Press : a bibliographical checklist of the first thirty years / selected and compiled by David Farrell ; with an introduction by Roderick Stinehour.
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The Tradition of Fine Bookbinding in the Twentieth Century / Compiled by Bernadette G. Callery & Elizabeth A. Moismann.
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The art of marbling / Franz Weisse ; translated from the German with an introduction and fourteen original marbled specimens by Richard J. Wolfe.
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The art of the book : an exhibition celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild.
Book![The art of the bookbinder and gilder / by M. Dudin ; translated [from the French] into English by Richard MacIntyre Atkinson.](
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The art of the bookbinder and gilder / by M. Dudin ; translated [from the French] into English by Richard MacIntyre Atkinson.
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The binder's art : an exhibition in the Thomas Fisher Rare book Library, University of Toronto, March-April 1979.
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The binder's art : catalogue of an exhibition of highlights from the Bernard C. Middleton collection of books on bookbinding, the Melbert B. Cary, Jr. Graphic Arts Collection.
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The bindings of to-morrow : a record of the work of the Guild of Women-Binders and of the Hampstead bindery / with a critical introduction by G. Elliot Anstruther.
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The book thought through : small press comes of age in America : contemporary handmade books in limited edition / selected by Edwina B. Evers.
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The book thought through : small press comes of age in America : contemporary handmade books in limited edition / selected by Edwina B. Evers.
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The bookbindings of T.J. Cobden-Sanderson : a study of his work 1884-1893 ... / Marianne Tidcombe
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The building of a book; a series of practical articles written by experts in the various departments of book making and distributing, edited by Frederick H. Hitchcock.
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