F. van der Linden & A.S.A. Struik - De jas van het woord: De boekband en de uitgever 1800-1950. Verzameld en beschreven
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F. van der Linden & A.S.A. Struik - De jas van het woord: De boekband en de uitgever 1800-1950. Verzameld en beschreven - Alphen aan den Rijn - Samsom - 1989 - 1st edition - 48 pp - Softcover - 21 x 30 cm. - Design: Nico Gaastra.
Condition: Good.
Catalogue with an overview of 160 old and industrial bindings (softcovers and hardcovers) from the early 19th century to the mid-20th century from the Netherlands, England, France and Germany. Illustrated with photographs and reproductions of title pages and covers in COLOUR. With bibliography and index. Text in Dutch.
The book deals with i.a. William Pickering, who introduced textile (linen, cloth) as book cover, Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Wendingen, P.A.H. Hoffman, J.B. Heukelom, Louis Couperus, Lou M. Loeber, Heinrich Vogeler, Sjoerd H De Roos, gilded or marbled edges, etc.
¶ Indispensable reference work for antiquarians, collectors, conservators and bibliophiles who want to identify and date antique undated books and magazines themselves.
