Author : G. Cowie
Release : 2017-11-23
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Cowie's Bookbinder's Manual by : G. Cowie

Download or read book Cowie's Bookbinder's Manual written by G. Cowie. This book was released on 2017-11-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cowie's Bookbinder's Manual: Containing a Full Description of Leather and Vellum Binding; Directions for Gilding of Paper and Book-Edges; And Numerous Valuable Recipes for Sprinkling, Colouring,& Marbling; Together With a Scale of Bookbinders' Charges; A List of All Book and Vellum B As it has been the object of the author to convey his instructions in plain and perspicuous language, and to describe the process as minutely as possible, it is hoped the reader will look more for matter of interest than elegance of diction. In submitting his work to the Public, the author trusts it will especially meet with the candour and approbation of those for whose instruction and improvement it has been written. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.