first edition
1941 · Portland, Maine
by LEHMANN-HAUPT, ED., HELLMUT
Portland, Maine: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, 1941. First edition, 8vo, illustrated, spine slightly dull, else a very good copy in original black cloth-backed boards. Includes the following essays: Early American bookbinding by hand by Hannah Dustin French, The rise of American edition binding by Joseph W. Rogers, and On the rebinding of old books by Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt. With publisher's cloth slipcase, chipped and worn. (Inventory #: 25756)