Bookbindings old and new : notes of a book-lover, with account of the Grolier club of New York (1896)
Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929 · London : G. Bell · leaf 155
ing parts of his design withgold points, stars, single leaves, and the like— a device giving the utmost brilliancy tothe design if used skilfully. Mr. Cobden-Sanderson will not work toorder. He binds only those books that pleasehim, and he binds them as he pleases. Heis independent of the caprices… … THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JASON.Bound by Cobden-Sanderson. of no great value, and put a fifty dollarbinding on a book not worth five — a pe-cuniary solecism, an artistic incongruity. Of Bookbindings Old and New. 137 late he has not fallen into this blunder,and he prefers to spend himself on books…
Grolier Club · Bookbinding
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