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Reference Books

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.
The elements of pop-up : a pop-up book for aspiring paper engineers / by David A. Carter and James Diaz.
The elements of pop-up : a pop-up book for aspiring paper engineers / by David A. Carter and James Diaz.
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The extensive practice of the new husbandry, exemplified on different sorts of land, for a course of years; in which the various methods of ploughing, hoeing, harrowing, and manureing; and every other process in agriculture ... are considered and examined. To which is added an appendix ... By Mr. Forbes.
The extensive practice of the new husbandry, exemplified on different sorts of land, for a course of years; in which the various methods of ploughing, hoeing, harrowing, and manureing; and every other process in agriculture ... are considered and examined. To which is added an appendix ... By Mr. Forbes.
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The family heritage book / Beatrice Bayley.
The family heritage book / Beatrice Bayley.
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The flowering of American folk art, 1776-1876
The flowering of American folk art, 1776-1876
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The function of prints in the California missions / by Norman Neuerburg.
The function of prints in the California missions / by Norman Neuerburg.
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The gentle invasion : continental emigré booksellers of the thirties and forties and their impact on the antiquarian booktrade in the United States
The gentle invasion : continental emigré booksellers of the thirties and forties and their impact on the antiquarian booktrade in the United States
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The hand bookbinding tradition in the San Francisco Bay area
The hand bookbinding tradition in the San Francisco Bay area
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The hand bookbinding tradition in the San Francisco Bay area : Leah Wollenberg, Stella Patri, Duncan Olmsted, Stephen Gale Herrick, Barbara Fallon Hiller / interviews conducted by Ruth Teiser and Catherine Harroun ; with an introduction by Deborah M. Evetts.
The hand bookbinding tradition in the San Francisco Bay area : Leah Wollenberg, Stella Patri, Duncan Olmsted, Stephen Gale Herrick, Barbara Fallon Hiller / interviews conducted by Ruth Teiser and Catherine Harroun ; with an introduction by Deborah M. Evetts.
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The history and development of bookbinding / by Allan T. Stratton.
The history and development of bookbinding / by Allan T. Stratton.
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The history of a hoax : Edmund Lester Pearson, John Cotton Dana, and The Old Librarian
The history of a hoax : Edmund Lester Pearson, John Cotton Dana, and The Old Librarian's Almanack / by Wayne A. Wiegand.
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The history of decorated bookbinding in England / Howard M. Nixon and Mirjam M. Foot.
The history of decorated bookbinding in England / Howard M. Nixon and Mirjam M. Foot.
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The legacy of James D. Hart at The Bancroft Library, 1970-1990
The legacy of James D. Hart at The Bancroft Library, 1970-1990
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The library binding industry : economic brief / Library Binding Institute.
The library binding industry : economic brief / Library Binding Institute.
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The library of the late Donald R. Fleming of Orinda, California.
The library of the late Donald R. Fleming of Orinda, California.
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The life of the book; how the book is written, published, printed, sold, and read. With line drawings by Fritz Kredel and additional illus.
The life of the book; how the book is written, published, printed, sold, and read. With line drawings by Fritz Kredel and additional illus.
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The literature of bookbinding / by A.R.A. Hobson.
The literature of bookbinding / by A.R.A. Hobson.
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The lithographers manual.
The lithographers manual.
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The localization of books by their bindings / by Strickland Gibson.
The localization of books by their bindings / by Strickland Gibson.
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The making of the book : a sketch of the book-binding art / by Alfred J. Cox ; edited with an introduction by Paul S. Koda.
The making of the book : a sketch of the book-binding art / by Alfred J. Cox ; edited with an introduction by Paul S. Koda.
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The manufacture of bookbinding leathers / Peter G. ELlement and David H. Tuck.
The manufacture of bookbinding leathers / Peter G. ELlement and David H. Tuck.
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The medieval book : catalogue of an exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library / by Barbara A. Shailor.
The medieval book : catalogue of an exhibition at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library / by Barbara A. Shailor.
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The metamorphoses of the University of California Press / August Frugé.
The metamorphoses of the University of California Press / August Frugé.
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The mysterious marbler / James Sumner ; with an historical introduction, notes, and eleven original marbled samples by Richard J. Wolfe.
The mysterious marbler / James Sumner ; with an historical introduction, notes, and eleven original marbled samples by Richard J. Wolfe.
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The nature and making of parchment / by Ronald Reed.
The nature and making of parchment / by Ronald Reed.
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The preservation of leather bindings : background, organization of a project, and procedures / Meredith Brown.
The preservation of leather bindings : background, organization of a project, and procedures / Meredith Brown.
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The printing industry / Victor Strauss
The printing industry / Victor Strauss
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The quest for autonomy and discipline : labor and technology in the book trades / by William S. Pretzer
The quest for autonomy and discipline : labor and technology in the book trades / by William S. Pretzer
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The rare book collections at Yale : recollections, 1942-1987 : a lecture / delivered by Marjorie G. Wynne
The rare book collections at Yale : recollections, 1942-1987 : a lecture / delivered by Marjorie G. Wynne
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The restoration of leather bindings / Bernard C. Middleton ; drawings by Aldren A. Watson and Seymour Fleishman.
The restoration of leather bindings / Bernard C. Middleton ; drawings by Aldren A. Watson and Seymour Fleishman.
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The restoration of leather bindings / Bernard C. Middleton.
The restoration of leather bindings / Bernard C. Middleton.
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The return of Maxfield Parrish, 1870-1966.
The return of Maxfield Parrish, 1870-1966.
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The scholar in his study: ownership and experience in Renaissance Italy
The scholar in his study: ownership and experience in Renaissance Italy
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The sports car : its design and performance.
The sports car : its design and performance.
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The story of ancient history : from the earliest periods to the fall of the Roman Empire.
The story of ancient history : from the earliest periods to the fall of the Roman Empire.
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The story of papermaking / by Edwin Sutermeister.
The story of papermaking / by Edwin Sutermeister.
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The swing / poems and illustrations by Joyce Lancaster Wilson
The swing / poems and illustrations by Joyce Lancaster Wilson
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Theory and Practice of Bookbinding
Theory and Practice of Bookbinding
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Thirty books and manuscripts from the Albert M. Bender collection of Mills college; with a foreword by Elizabeth Gray Potter.
Thirty books and manuscripts from the Albert M. Bender collection of Mills college; with a foreword by Elizabeth Gray Potter.
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Thirty-five years at Crown Point Press : making prints, doing art / Karin Breuer, Ruth E. Fine, Steven A. Nash.
Thirty-five years at Crown Point Press : making prints, doing art / Karin Breuer, Ruth E. Fine, Steven A. Nash.
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Thomas Berthelet, royal printer and bookbinder to Henry VIII, king of England, with special reference to his bookbindings, by Cyril Davenport ...
Thomas Berthelet, royal printer and bookbinder to Henry VIII, king of England, with special reference to his bookbindings, by Cyril Davenport ...
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Thoughts on book design / by Paul Valery, Holbrook Jackson, Stanley Morison.
Thoughts on book design / by Paul Valery, Holbrook Jackson, Stanley Morison.
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Training craftsmen at the Lakeside press. The Lakeside press apprentice school 1908-1927.
Training craftsmen at the Lakeside press. The Lakeside press apprentice school 1908-1927.
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Transactions : Association internationale de bibliophilie
Transactions : Association internationale de bibliophilie
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Transactions : International Association of Bibliophily
Transactions : International Association of Bibliophily
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Treasures from the Bodleian Library / A.G. and W.O. Hassall ; introd. by R.W. Hunt.
Treasures from the Bodleian Library / A.G. and W.O. Hassall ; introd. by R.W. Hunt.
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Trevor Jones : craft binders at work XII / by Dorothy A. Harrop.
Trevor Jones : craft binders at work XII / by Dorothy A. Harrop.
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Turkish bookbinding in the 15th century : the foundation of an Ottoman court style / Julian Raby and Zeren Tanindi ; edited by Tim Stanley.
Turkish bookbinding in the 15th century : the foundation of an Ottoman court style / Julian Raby and Zeren Tanindi ; edited by Tim Stanley.
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Twelve centuries of bookbindings, 400-1600 / by Paul Needham
Twelve centuries of bookbindings, 400-1600 / by Paul Needham
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Twelve centuries of bookbindings, 400-1600 / by Paul Needham.
Twelve centuries of bookbindings, 400-1600 / by Paul Needham.
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Two early sixteenth-century binder
Two early sixteenth-century binder's shops in Rome.
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Two modern binders : William Matthews & Edgar Mansfield / 12 April until 24 June 1978, in association with Designer Bookbinders.
Two modern binders : William Matthews & Edgar Mansfield / 12 April until 24 June 1978, in association with Designer Bookbinders.
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Uncle Tom
Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life among the lowly / by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Up the river : steam navigation above Carquinez Strait / David Hull, editor.
Up the river : steam navigation above Carquinez Strait / David Hull, editor.
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Victorian publishers
Victorian publishers' book-bindings in paper / Ruari McLean.
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Viva : a two-axis multiple master typeface.
Viva : a two-axis multiple master typeface.
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Wasn
Wasn't grandpa a windy old fellow? : My life story / by James WIlber Gwin.
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We Japanese / Frederic De Garis.
We Japanese / Frederic De Garis.
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Western Books - The 60th annual exhibition : 2001.
Western Books - The 60th annual exhibition : 2001.
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Westward Bound
Westward Bound
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Whistleriana : works by and about James McNeill Whistler from the collection of Martin Hutner.
Whistleriana : works by and about James McNeill Whistler from the collection of Martin Hutner.
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Why leather bindings deteriorate
Why leather bindings deteriorate
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William Loring Andrews on Bookbinding History
William Loring Andrews on Bookbinding History
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Woman and puppet / by Pierre Louys ; illustrations by William Siegel.
Woman and puppet / by Pierre Louys ; illustrations by William Siegel.
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Women Artists of the Arts and Crafts Movement 1870-1914 / Anthea Callen.
Women Artists of the Arts and Crafts Movement 1870-1914 / Anthea Callen.
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Women bookbinders, 1880-1920 / Marianne Tidcombe.
Women bookbinders, 1880-1920 / Marianne Tidcombe.
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Women in printing : Northern California, 1857-1890
Women in printing : Northern California, 1857-1890
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Word & image : members book exhibition.
Word & image : members book exhibition.
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Works of Ralph Green.
Works of Ralph Green.
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World of the makers : today
World of the makers : today's master craftsmen and craftswomen : text and photography / by Edward Lucie-Smith.
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Woven and interlocking book structures : from the Janus, Steiner, and Gefn presses / Claire Van Vliet and Elizabeth Steiner.
Woven and interlocking book structures : from the Janus, Steiner, and Gefn presses / Claire Van Vliet and Elizabeth Steiner.
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Wörterbuch der Handbuchbinderei und Einbandrestaurierung
Wörterbuch der Handbuchbinderei und Einbandrestaurierung
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Wörterbuch der Handbuchbinderei und der Restaurierung von Einbänden, Papyri, Handschriften, Graphiken, Autographen, Urkunden und Globen in deutscher, englischer, französischer und italienischer Sprache.
Wörterbuch der Handbuchbinderei und der Restaurierung von Einbänden, Papyri, Handschriften, Graphiken, Autographen, Urkunden und Globen in deutscher, englischer, französischer und italienischer Sprache.
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XXIeme biennale des antiquaires 2002
XXIeme biennale des antiquaires 2002
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You can sell a book by its cover : optimism in American publishing ; a Book Arts Press exhibition by Darby Kimball in the Dome Room of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, 17 October 1998-6 February 1999.
You can sell a book by its cover : optimism in American publishing ; a Book Arts Press exhibition by Darby Kimball in the Dome Room of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, 17 October 1998-6 February 1999.
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[Catalogue of various machines connected with the printing, bookbinding, and kindred trades.].
[Catalogue of various machines connected with the printing, bookbinding, and kindred trades.].
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[Folder of paper samples from Andrews/Nelson/Whitehead]
[Folder of paper samples from Andrews/Nelson/Whitehead]
Archive
[Letter from Andrews/Nelson/Whitehead about Bodleian Paper]
[Letter from Andrews/Nelson/Whitehead about Bodleian Paper]
Object/Artifact
[Letter from Andrews/Nelsons/Whitehead to Eugenia Maddox]
[Letter from Andrews/Nelsons/Whitehead to Eugenia Maddox]
Object/Artifact
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