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Hannett, John

Bibliopegia; or, The Art of Bookbinding, in all its Branches

London [by J. Hannett, Henly for] Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. and Mozely and Son, Derby 1848 Illustrated with Engravings. Fourth Edition, with Considerable Additions. 11 plates and woodcuts in the text. 12mo. 166pp. Bound in contemporary purple roan, the covers tooled in gilt with a border of repeated gouges and a leaf, with large leaves in the corners and an ornamental centrepiece. (Rebacked and corners repaired, original patterned endleaves). Occasional spotting or foxing. A decent copy of this instructuve guide, first published in 1835.

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