Bookbinding: its background and technique.

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Creator

Diehl, Edith.

Title

Bookbinding: its background and technique.

Coverage

New York

Publisher

Rinehart

Date

1946

Description

Edith Diehl (d. 1953) was born in Brewster, New York. After a period of study in Europe she established her own bindery in New York City, eventually going on to supervise the bindery at the printing house of William Edwin Rudge; and when Columbia University instituted courses in bookbinding in 1934, she was among the first instructors. Her two-volume study, Bookbinding: its background and technique, covers the historical developments of bookbinding and book decoration, as well as traditional binding craftsmanship. First published in 1946, it has become a classic in its field and is still in print today. The Grolier Club purchased the original holograph manuscript in 1983.

Source

Purchased in 1947.