29 Bookbinding Antiquarian Book Collection on CD
History, Art and Craft of Book Binding

Collected together on this unique CD is a fine selection of 29 of the best antiquarian, old and vintage books on the history, art and craft of bookbinding for both the amateur and the professional.

This collection of books were originally published between the mid 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century. The volumes cover the history and development of bookbinding and provide practical information and instruction on all aspects of how to bind books and repair and rebind damaged book bindings.

The books are written by some of the top industry experts and specialists of their day, including W. B. Pearce, Paul Adam, S T. Prideaux, Douglas Cockerell, W. Matthews, A. L. Bailey and many others. Many of the volumes in the collection are illustrated with useful diagrams, drawing and photographs that help explain the text.

The Bookbinding Book Collection CD is a wonderful resource for anyone who wants to find out about the ancient art and craft of bookbinding and for home or school projects.

Here are the 29 titles and authors of the volumes you will find on the CD.

  • Royal English Bookbindings. C. Davenport 1896. 110pp
  • Mending and Repair of Books. M.W. Brown 1921. 20pp
  • Printing and Bookbinding for Schools. S.J. Vaughn 1919. 151pp
  • Practical Bookbinding. W.H. Pearce. 131pp
  • Practical Bookbinding. P Adam 1903. 189pp
  • Bookbinding for Libraries (Notes on). J.C. Dana 1906. 117pp
  • Modern Bookbindings: Their design and Decoration. S.T. Prideaux 1906. 217pp
  • Manual of Library Bookbindings Practical & Historical. H.T. Coutts 1911. 308pp
  • A Note on Bookbinding. D Cockerell 1904. 38pp
  • Modern Bookbinding Practically Considered (A Lecture) W. Matthews 1889.107pp
  • Library Bookbinding. A.L. Bailey 1916. 254pp
  • An Historical Sketch of Bookbinding. S.T. Prideaux 1893. 309pp
  • The Art of Bookbinding. J.W. Zaehndorf 1880. 236pp
  • Bookbinders and Their Craft. S.T. Prideaux 1903. 306pp
  • Bookbinding and the Care of Books. D. Cockerell 1911. 339pp
  • Bookbinding as a Handwork Subject. J. Halliday. 71pp
  • Bookbinding for Beginners. F.O. Bean 1918. 98pp
  • Bookbinding for Bibliophiles. F Battershall 1905. 141pp
  • Bookbinding and its Auxilliary Branches. Part One Paper Ruling. J.J. Pleger. 78pp
  • Bookbinding and its Auxilliary Branches Pt 3 Blank,Edition,Finishing J.J.Pleger.78pp
  • Bookbindings Historical & Decorative. Maggs Bros Advertising Cat. 1921. 336pp
  • Bookbindings Old and New. B. Matthews 1896. 355pp
  • Bookbindings in the National Art Library S. Kensington II catalogue 1894. 338pp
  • Bookbinding with engravings & diagrams. P.N. Hasluck 1907. 158pp
  • The Book Gutenberg to the Present Time. H. Bouchet 1890. 398pp
  • The Binding of Books, History of Gold-tooled Bindings. H.P. Horne 1894. 247pp
  • Nineteenth Century Bookbindings Catalogue. Caxton Club 1897. 132pp
  • Cowie's Bookbinder's Manual. 7th Edition. 145pp
  • English Embroidered Bookbindings. C Davenport 1899. 252pp

Each book comes as an Ebook (electronic book) in PDF format and has been professionally scanned from books that are no longer in copyright. These books are printable and are fully searchable so that you can enjoy the 100's of pages of original content on your computer today.  

The Bookbinding Vintage Book Collection is available to you now on CD with Free UK shipping. This is a fraction of the cost of sourcing and buying just one of these books yourself.   

So complete your order by adding the Bookbinding CD to your basket now and I will send your CD to you today.

  ABOUT THE CD

You will receive 1 data CD which contains all 29 books. You will need Adobe Reader or similar PDF reader on your computer to read them. If you do not have this you can download it free.

This CD WILL NOT PLAY on a CD/DVD player or a player linked to your TV. It is only suitable for use on a computer.

PLEASE NOTE: The contents of this CD is for your own personal use and cannot be copied for resale or distribution.

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