Bookbinding In its early years

In its early years

a dog with superhuman mentality

to be studied

The general theory of characteristics receives a remarkably complete and simple treatment

Gandhi made scrupulous truth-telling a religion and his Autobiography inevitably reminds one of other saints who have suffered and burned for their lapses

Bookbinding In its early yearsEdith Diehl (18761955) was one of the world's foremost practitioners of traditional bookbinding and an exceptionally able teacher. From the vantage point of a lifetime's experience, she gives today's bookbinders a historical survey of this centuries old art and an eminently practical guide. Nearly one half of the encyclopedic volume is devoted to an overview of the historical development of bookbinding. The author shows how the codex form of the book