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A history of the art of bookbinding. With some account of the books of the ancients (1894)

Brassington, William Salt, 1859-1939, Hannett, John, 1803-1893 · London, E. Stock · leaf 304

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ookbinder, vol. i., p. 55. ■ Mr. Bernard Quaritch : A Short History of Bookbinding. MODERN ENGLISH BOOKBINDING. 249 When left to indulge his own taste, he frequently achieves great results : he is a worthysuccessor to Bedford and Riviere. Among the provincial bookbinders, Mr. Cedric Chivers, of… … BINDING IN EMBOSSED AND GOLD-TOOLED LEATHER. BY MR. CEDRIC CHIVERS OF BATH. {Reduced from original \z\ by jo in.) brightness about his work, which, when combined with originality of design, and con-sistency of treatment, produce a result both harmonious and chaste. An example1 in tree-marbled calf,…

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