Subject: Bookbinding--united States--History--20th century - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 1 item (40 pages)
Abstract:: This item comprises the original galley proofs for Richard J. Wolfe’s and Paul McKenna’s book, Louis Herman Kinder and fine bookbinding in America : a chapter in the history of the Roycroft Shop, as published by Bird & Bull Press in 1985.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 26.5 linear foot (33 boxes) and 13 oversize box
Abstract:: Martha L. Carothers is a book artist and professor of Art and Design at the University of Delaware specializing in graphic design and book arts. The Martha L. Carothers student artists' books collection comprises over 500 artists' books created by students of Martha Carothers' ART 309 course at the University of Delaware from 1983 to 2016. The collection documents thirty-four years of student projects in the application of book-arts concepts and techniques.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: Selected Formulas for Book-binding is a manuscript volume of bookbinding instructions created by bookbinder John F. Grabau of Buffalo, New York, in 1906.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: This single volume is a specimen of a case construction binding created by John Franklin ("Frank") Mowery, a bookbinder and former head conservator at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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