Geheimen der Boekbinderij = Secrets of bookbinding : an anonymous 19th century Dutch bookbinding manual reproduced in facsimile with a translation, introduction, and notes / by Richard J. Wolfe.

Secrets of bookbinding

Boston : R.J. Wolfe, 1991.

xvii, 23, that is, 46 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves : color samples ; 21 cm

"With 4 original samples of marbling and 4 samples of guilding on paper, silk, velvet, and leather."

"Approximately 250 copies of this book have been printed, of which 200 are for sale... The printing was done at Firefly Press, Somerville, Massachusetts.... The marbled samples and cover paper were made by Richard J. Wolfe. The guilded samples were struck at the Harcourt Bindery, Boston ... The edition was cased-in and bound by Mr. Wolfe, and each copy is signed by him."

Facsimile of original Dutch edition facing English translation; printed on double numbered pages.

Includes facsimile of original t.p.

Originally published: Amsterdam : Ipenbuir & Van Seldam, [1845 or 1846].