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illumination of books and manuscripts4
bibliography3
engraving3
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armorial bindings1

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British Museum3
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall (1776-1847)3
Hobson, G D (1882-1949)3
Oldham, J Basil (1882-1962)3
Bibliographical Society (Great Britain)2
Bodleian Library2
Brassington, William Salt (1859-1939)2
Fletcher, William Younger (1830-1913)2
Goldschmidt, E Ph2
Nixon, Howard M2

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The earlier Cambridge stationers & bookbinders, and the first Cambridge printer

Gray, G J (1863-); Bibliographical Society (Great Britain)

1904

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Early Oxford bindings

Gibson, Strickland (1877-1958); Bibliographical Society (Great Britain)

1903

"A contribution to the history of bookbinding at Oxford down to the period of the civil war; it treats solely of bindings decorated with stamps and rolls to the exclusion of all gilt-tooled work."

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Thirty bindings

Hobson, G D (1882-1949); First Edition Club (London, England)

1926

Edition of 600 copies.

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Historical and armorial bookbindings exhibited in the University Library : descriptive catalogue

Rye, Reginald Arthur (1876-); Quinn, Muriel Sinton; University of London. Library

1937

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Bookbindings from the library of Jean Grolier : a loan exhibition, 23 September-31 October, 1965

Nixon, Howard M; British Museum

1965

Cover-title: Grolier bindings. Exhibition arranged and catalogue prepared by H.M. Nixon.

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The development of certain styles of bookbinding

Nixon, Howard M

1963

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The binding of books : an essay in the history of gold-tooled bindings

Horne, Herbert Percy (1864-1916)

1894

Spine and running title: Bookbinding.

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The Art of the French book from early manuscripts to the present time

Lejard, André (1899-)

[1947]

"This book is based on the world-famous collection in the Bibliothèque nationale in Paris". Bibliography: p. 165-166.

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