modern bookbinding survey prospect de leighton douglas (11 résultats)

63p, 6" x 3 3/4", marbled boards, outer hinge cracks just beginning, very good in dust jacket. First edition. Foreword by Hugh R. Dent. Covers the development of book cloth and modern machines from early nineteenth century into the twentieth.

Three-Quarter Leather. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Not Issued. First Edition. Dark green 3/4 leather, marbled paper covered boards, lettered in gilt on front cover. Front cover somewhat bowed, lifting along top and bottom edges. Leather rubbed along joints, with mild exposure at corners, chipped with minor loss at spine extremities. Text block edges slightly dulled by age, otherwise clean interior, firm binding. 63 pp. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Good-VG. Etat de la jaquette : Good-VG. First Edition. Patterned paper covered boards, title gilt-stamped on spine. Paper partially separated along both joints, with both covers a bit warped and lifting, most curiously, along top and bottom edges rather than the fore-edge. Chipped w/ approx. 1/4" loss at head of spine. Text block clean, binding firm. Scarce paper dust jacket somewhat toned, chipped at corners, approx. 1/4" loss at head of spine, slight loss at heel of spine. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, has very light bowing to boards, slight bumps to spine ends and corners, and very slight sunning to spine, otherwise a solid VG copy in like dustjacket which has slight bumps to spine ends and corners, very slight edgewear, some faint rubbing, and slight sunning to spine.

Hardcover. Etat : Good ++. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Publisher's original decorative paper-covered boards, gilt titles to spine. Thumbnail of loss to head and tail of the spine. 63pp. Printed by the Temple Press. Clean and fresh text.

1st edition. Owner's name on first page; boards a little worn; spine damaged, & heavily repaired with yellowed sellotape Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in patterned paperboards Used - Acceptable. Fair hardback in patterned paperboards.

First edition. 12mo (14.8 x 9 cm). Marbled paper boards, gilt-lettered on spine. In the printed dust jacket. Jacket with some light foxing and wear at extremities, the boards very well preserved and bright.

Sm. 8vo., First Edition, paste-downs lightly age-marked; original half roan, marbled boards, upper board lettered in gilt, gilt top, a very good, bright, clean copy. Brenni 406.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Leighton, Douglas. Modern bookbinding : a survey and a prospect (the fifth Dent Memorial Lecture) / with a foreword by Hugh R. Dent. London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1935. Hardback, VG, in Good, unclipped dustjacket with shelfwear and small chips to edges and a small patch of loss at the top of the spine. Decorated cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Binding strong. Loosely inserted Christmas card for 1957 from The Curwen Press. Light tanning and a crease to ffep. 63pp., contents clean and bright. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

First edition. 12mo (14.8 x 9 cm). Marbled paper boards, gilt-lettered on spine. Presentation copy, inscribed: "To Kenneth Rae from Douglas Leighton 7/11/35." Kenneth Rae, a British drama scholar and member of the National Theatre Board, as well as Director of the British Centre of the International Theatre Institute, played a key role in fundraising efforts to secure a permanent home for the Royal National Theatre. Slight fading to covers, 1/4-inch split along rear joint, lacks the jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition 1935. Presentation copy from the author to Hugh Dent on the half title, Signed by the author. Top edges gilt. Publishers full brown leather, bound by Leighton Straker with their mark. Very light rubbing and slight darkening, else very good copy. This binding especially produced for presentation copies only. Very attractive and interesting association copy, finely bound by Leighton-Straker in the arts and crafts style. 63 p. Signed by Author(s). Book.