Author: Henry Petroski
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307773280
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane: the book and its storage. Most of us take for granted that our books are vertical on our shelves with the spines facing out, but Henry Petroski, inveterately curious engineer, didn't. As a result, readers are guided along the astonishing evolution from papyrus scrolls boxed at Alexandria to upright books shelved at the Library of Congress. Unimpeachably researched, enviably written, and charmed with anecdotes from Seneca to Samuel Pepys to a nineteenth-century bibliophile who had to climb over his books to get into bed, The Book on the Bookshelf is indispensable for anyone who loves books.
The Book on the Bookshelf
Author: Henry Petroski
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307773280
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane: the book and its storage. Most of us take for granted that our books are vertical on our shelves with the spines facing out, but Henry Petroski, inveterately curious engineer, didn't. As a result, readers are guided along the astonishing evolution from papyrus scrolls boxed at Alexandria to upright books shelved at the Library of Congress. Unimpeachably researched, enviably written, and charmed with anecdotes from Seneca to Samuel Pepys to a nineteenth-century bibliophile who had to climb over his books to get into bed, The Book on the Bookshelf is indispensable for anyone who loves books.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307773280
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
From the author of the highly praised The Pencil and The Evolution of Useful Things comes another captivating history of the seemingly mundane: the book and its storage. Most of us take for granted that our books are vertical on our shelves with the spines facing out, but Henry Petroski, inveterately curious engineer, didn't. As a result, readers are guided along the astonishing evolution from papyrus scrolls boxed at Alexandria to upright books shelved at the Library of Congress. Unimpeachably researched, enviably written, and charmed with anecdotes from Seneca to Samuel Pepys to a nineteenth-century bibliophile who had to climb over his books to get into bed, The Book on the Bookshelf is indispensable for anyone who loves books.
Japanese Bookbinding
Author: Kōsanjin Ikegami
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookbinding
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookbinding
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
The British Library Guide to Bookbinding
Author: P. J. M. Marks
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802081766
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
An introduction to the history and techniques of bookbinding that offers a thorough and accessible historical overview of techniques and processes, illustrated with examples, diagrams, and photographs of craftspeople at work.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802081766
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
An introduction to the history and techniques of bookbinding that offers a thorough and accessible historical overview of techniques and processes, illustrated with examples, diagrams, and photographs of craftspeople at work.
Handley Cross
Author: Robert Smith Surtees
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fine bindings
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fine bindings
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
Complete Works
Author: Robert Browning
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Leather Bound Books
Author: Arthur Boutiette
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781574324976
Category : Book collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Book lovers and collectors will want to read this! Arthur Boutiette has compiled the very first book to specialize in antique leather bound books and bindings for collecting and investment. Spanning over 500 years of leather bound book examples, the book provides the reader with thousands of book values. Chapters are also included on the history of the book and the printed word, types of bindings, how to collect books and where to find them, the anatomy of a book, and the care and preservation of books. Over 1,000 color photographs supplement the more than 2,000 listings. It's arranged alphabetically by author's name for easy, quick reference. See for yourself why this book is sure to be the most comprehensive price guide on leather books on today's market.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781574324976
Category : Book collecting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Book lovers and collectors will want to read this! Arthur Boutiette has compiled the very first book to specialize in antique leather bound books and bindings for collecting and investment. Spanning over 500 years of leather bound book examples, the book provides the reader with thousands of book values. Chapters are also included on the history of the book and the printed word, types of bindings, how to collect books and where to find them, the anatomy of a book, and the care and preservation of books. Over 1,000 color photographs supplement the more than 2,000 listings. It's arranged alphabetically by author's name for easy, quick reference. See for yourself why this book is sure to be the most comprehensive price guide on leather books on today's market.
George Washington
Author: Worthington Chauncey Ford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Re-Bound
Author: Jeannine Stein
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1616735511
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
A DIY book making guide that repurposes easily-found items into handcrafted books, perfect for gift giving. Re-Bound is a beautiful book on bookbinding with a fun green twist—all the projects use recycled and upcycled materials. This book shows you how to take everyday materials from around the house, flea markets, thrift stores, and hardware stores and turn them into clever and eye-catching hand-made books.
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN: 1616735511
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
A DIY book making guide that repurposes easily-found items into handcrafted books, perfect for gift giving. Re-Bound is a beautiful book on bookbinding with a fun green twist—all the projects use recycled and upcycled materials. This book shows you how to take everyday materials from around the house, flea markets, thrift stores, and hardware stores and turn them into clever and eye-catching hand-made books.
New Directions in Bookbinding
Author: Philip Smith
Publisher: [New York] : Van Nostrand Reinhold
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher: [New York] : Van Nostrand Reinhold
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Catalogue
Author: Imperial Fine Books, Inc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description