Bookbinding
the process or art of binding books.
Historical Examples
English Heraldic Book-stamps Cyril Davenport
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books Douglas Cockerell
Bookbinding, and the Care of Books Douglas Cockerell
Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb W. R. Roe
English Embroidered Bookbindings Cyril James Humphries Davenport
Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries John Cotton Dana
The Decoration of Leather Georges de Rcy
Leather K. J. Adcock
Recollections of a Policeman William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)
Curiosities of Christian History Croake James
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