A short Instruction in the Binding of Books. c.1977.

00039. R300. A short Instruction in the Binding of Books: followed by a note on the gilding of the edges by Ambrosius Vermerck. With an introduction and a paraphrase by K. van der Horst and c. de Wolf. Translated by H. S. Lake. c.1977. Card Covers in Cardboard Case. Good condition. Limited. 87 page booklet(170mm. x 110mm.) in Dutch/English + 48 page booklet (95mm. x 80mm.) containing facsimiles, both contained in a brown cardboard case, together with a comp. slip from the Publisher. 'This edition with English text is published in six hundred copies, a large part of which is not for sale' A facsimile reproduction of De Bray's 1658 manuscript, considered the earliest Dutch bookbinding text. Some wear, soiling to cardboard case, minor wear internally. [16878/696] Size: 190mm. x 125mm. Book. C. de Wolf. Translated by H.S. Lake.