The History of Bookbinding 525-1950 A.D. An Exhibition held at the Baltimore Museum of Art. [Descriptions largely by Howard M. Nixon]

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106 fine plates. Large 4to, orig. stiff wrappers. Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, 1957.

This superb work stands as the best general survey of binding styles. The annotations and references are very informative.

Breslauer, The Uses of Bookbinding Literature, p. 25­-"the great American loan exhibition.

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The History of Bookbinding 525-1950 A.D. An Exhibition held at the Baltimore Museum of Art. [Descriptions largely by Howard M. Nixon]

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