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 204
he publication ofwhich was begun in 1827, said to have beenthe first collection regularly bound in cloth; thecases were covered in the simplest fashion withplain calico, and distinguished by a paper label.The edition of Byrons works in seventeen vol-umes published in 1833 is supposed to havebeen… … Bookbindings Old and New. 187 Stamping was probably done by a handpress,such as British binders kept ready to impresson the sides of leather-covered volumes thebroad block with the owners arms. From this arming-press, as it was called, has beenevolved by slow degrees the powerful andrapid machinery…
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