Shelfmark
Lrr.5.01
Additional shelfmark
[Another copy:] Lrr.4.04 [Provenance:] Bookplate of John Carter ; ms. note on front endpaper in John Carter's hand. [Binding:] Publisher's dark blue cloth binding with lettering stamped in gold on spine.
Author
Title
The origins of publishers' cloth binding / by John Carter.
Varying form of title
The colophon
Publication, distribution, etc.
[New York : The Colophon, 1931?].
Physical description
[12]p : ill. ; 27cm.
Note
Reprint of an article originally published in "The colophon", part eight ; place of publication and imprint assumed from original periodical in which the article appeared.
Note
Date of publication from the Wellcome Library catalogue.
Note
With a half-title.
Note
Original printed white paper wrappers.
Note
Loose newspaper clipping from "The times literary supplement" (dated 1932-03-10) featuring and article about bookbinding [?]by John Carter.
Note
Ms. bookseller's price in pencil.
Provenance
Ms. inscription: "John Sparrow, from the author".
Subject
Bookbinding History.
Added entry--name
Sparrow, John, 1906 - 1992 former owner.
Added entry--name
Carter, John, 1748 - 1817 former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
United States New York New York.
Identifier
B25342