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26 Oak Knoll Press—Book History THE GREAT LIBRARIES From Antiquity to the Renaissance by Konstantinos Sp. Staikos This monumental work chronicles the development of the library from 300 B.C. to 1600 A.D. Staikos reveals the majesty of Western literature within these great depositories of human knowledge. Includes hundreds of beautifully photographed interiors of legendary libraries and their treasures. 2000, hardcover, dust jacket, 9.5 x 13 inches, 600 pages ISBN 9781584560180, Order No. 58026, $125.00 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK by Geoffrey Ashall Glaister This extensive work defines almost 4,000 terms used in the book trades. Includes information on printers, authors, bookbinders, bibliophiles, equipment, famous books, printing societies, customs of the trade and other related information. A well-illustrated reprint of the 1979 second edition. 2001, 7 x 10 inches, 576 pages Hardcover, dust jacket: ISBN 9781884718151, Order No. 42509, $75.00 Paperback: ISBN 9781884718144, Order No. 42510, $49.95 Available in the UK from The British Library Books about Bookbinding THE REPAIR OF CLOTH BINDINGS by Arthur W. Johnson One of the leading designer bookbinders in Great Britain, Arthur Johnson has used his extensive knowledge of book construction to provide a reference manual for the repair and reconstruction of cloth bindings. Each process is explained in detail with clear text, in order to give the worker confidence in this exacting skill. Using more than 90 hand-drawn illustrations, Johnson explains his procedures for sound repair. 2002, hardcover, dust jacket, 6 x 9 inches, 140 pages ISBN 9781584560784, Order No. 70933, $35.00 Available in the UK from The British Library ABC OF LEATHER BOOKBINDING A Manual for Traditional Craftsmanship by Edward R. Lhotka This work is an illustrated manual that shows step-bystep the art and science of fine leather bookbinding. The author learned the ancient craft from one of England’s foremost binders, Alfred de Sauty. In this important work, he takes the reader through the intricacies of traditional leather binding. 2005, paperback, 7 x 10 inches, 142 pages ISBN 9781584561637, Order No. 79690, $19.95 BOOKBINDING & CONSERVATION BY HAND A Working Guide by Laura S. Young This book is designed as a working guide in the field of hand bookbinding and book conservation. It is intended as a practical manual for teachers and their students, as an instruction guide to be followed by the beginner attempting to learn binding on his or her own, and as a ready reference for experienced binders, book collectors, book dealers, and librarians. The techniques described in this volume follow in principle the German school, and to the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first book in which these binding practices have appeared in English. The heart of this working guide is the three chapters dealing with techniques and the chapter on conservation. A list of materials needed precedes the step-by-step instructions for a given section or techniques. 1995, paperback, 7 x 10 inches, 288 pages ISBN 9781884718113, Order No. 42513, $24.95 THE RESTORATION OF LEATHER BINDINGS by Bernard C. Middleton Fourth edition, revised from the 1998 edition. New additions include a section on identifying leather and marbled papers and an updated listing of binders’ suppliers. The book has chapters concerning definitions of terms, tools, materials, cleaning and all phases of reconstruction. Middleton’s work is a comprehensive handbook for practitioner and student alike. Well-illustrated and with eight new color plate pages. 2003, hardcover, dust jacket, 8.5 x 11 inches, 334 pages ISBN 9781584561194, Order No. 75328, $45.00 Available in the UK from The British Library HEADBANDS How to Work Them by Jane Greenfield and Jenny Hille Third printing of the second, revised and corrected edition. A topic that is often overlooked is how to create headbands—those decorative bands of silk or cotton which can be found fastened inside the top of the spine of a book. At last, two experienced hand bookbinders have produced an easy to use, step-by-step guide showing how to create fourteen different styles of headbands. Written for both beginners and experienced binders alike, it has established itself as one of the classic manuals for the hand bookbinder. 1990, paperback, 6 x 9 inches, 96 pages ISBN 0938768514, Order No. 43018, $14.95 800-996-2556 www.oakknoll.com oakknoll@oakknoll.com
Oak Knoll Press—Bookbinding 27 ABC OF BOOKBINDING A Unique Glossary with over 700 Illustrations for Collectors and Librarians by Jane Greenfield Reprint of the first edition of 1997. Jane Greenfield provides a unique glossary of terms, styles, structures, and names related to conservation and bookbinding through the ages illustrated with over 700 line drawings. Locating accurate descriptions of bookbindings from various periods has previously been frustrating for those who work with rare and antiquarian books, especially conservators, librarians, book collectors and antiquarian book specialists. However, this frustration will abate as Greenfield’s work takes place alongside John Carter’s ABC For Book Collectors as well as Don Etherington’s and Matt T. Roberts’ Bookbinding and Conservation of Books. Greenfield has provided names and drawings for almost every conceivable part of the book as well as a multitude of styles, bindings, and decorations. She literally takes apart the structure of the book and illustrates the many and varied facets and definitions that clearly outline the historical development of the book’s structures and styles. 2002, hardcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 180 pages ISBN 9781884718410, Order No. 49915, $49.95 BOOKBINDERS AT WORK Their Roles and Methods by Mirjam M. Foot The role of the bookbinder in the production of books and the significance of the binding in all its details have often been disregarded by bibliographers. In this book, Mirjam Foot reverses this trend by establishing binders, their materials and tools as essential parts of the production cycle; she reveals the inadequacy of bibliographical descriptions that lack essential binding information. 2006, hardcover, 6.5 x 9.5 inches, 171 pages ISBN 9781584561682, Order No. 87274, $59.95 Available outside North and South America from The British Library ELOQUENT WITNESSES Bookbindings and Their History edited by Mirjam M. Foot This work is a collection of essays that demonstrate the new directions the study of bookbinding has taken. Much of the work is based on observation of bookbinding techniques and materials, as well as a close study of decorative tools and the ways in which they were used to reflect the styles and fashions of their day. Includes 101 black-and-white pictures and eight color plates. 2004, hardcover, dust jacket, 6 x 9.75 inches, 328 pages ISBN 9781584561170, Order No. 76293, $65.00 Co-published with The Bibliographical Society and The British Library Available outside North and South America from The British Library A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique by Bernard C. Middleton A classic work on decorative and commercial English bookbinding techniques. Chapters include the following topics: beating and pressing; sewing endpapers; gluing the spine; rounding and backing; edge-trimming and decoration; covering, finishing, siding and pasting down; and repair and restoration of books. Includes appendices on the background and history of the London bookbinding trade, working conditions and the growth of binderies. 1996, hardcover, dust jacket, 5.75 x 9 inches, 386 pages ISBN 9781884718281, Order No. 44862, $65.00 Available in the UK from The British Library TRADE BOOKBINDING IN THE BRITISH ISLES, 1660–1800 by Stuart Bennett In 1930, Michael Sadleir declared that, “the bookseller-publisher from 1730 to 1770 issued his books either in loose quires, or stitched, or at most in a plain paper wrapper.” Bennett, however, presents new documentary and visual evidence that books were sold ready-bound in sheep, calf, and goat as well as boards and wrappers. Over 200 color illustrations show these bindings and their evolution. 2004, hardcover, dust jacket, 9 x 12 inches, 176 pages ISBN 9781584561309, Order No. 75432, $85.00 Available in the UK from The British Library American Signed Bindings through 1876 by Willman Spawn and Thomas E. Kinsella Willman Spawn and Thomas E. Kinsella describe and illustrate 315 bookbinder’s tickets, stamps and engraved designations dating from the 1750 s through 1876. Two hundred and thirty-three binders are represented, many with multiple designations. The strength of the study is in its attention to nineteenth-century trade binders. The volume has two introductory essays and is well-indexed. 2007, hardcover, 8.5 x 11 inches, 300 pages ISBN 9781584562085, Order No. 93148, $85.00 Co-published with Bryn Mawr College Library TICKETED BOOKBINDINGS FROM NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN by Willman Spawn and Thomas E. Kinsella Well-illustrated exhibition catalogue including plates in color. The first 219 bindings are described in great detail. This is followed by shorter descriptions of 485 ticketed bindings also in the collection but not pictured. Includes an essay by Bernard Middleton. 1999, 8.5 x 11 inches, 206 pages Hardcover: ISBN 9781884718984, Order No. 54990, $65.00 Paperback: ISBN 9781884718953, Order No. 54991, $45.00 Unbound: ISBN 9781884718953, Order No. 54992, $35.00 Co-published with Bryn Mawr College Library 800-996-2556 www.oakknoll.com oakknoll@oakknoll.com
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