Binding Collection (#4)

Cloth-embossing Machine (engraving)
3654614 Cloth-embossing Machine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cloth-embossing Machine)

Carta Pisano, 1090 (ink on parchment)
3083348 Carta Pisano, 1090 (ink on parchment) by Italian School, (11th century); 28.7x19.6 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Bookbinder (engraving)
2801946 Bookbinder (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bookbinder. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Advert for Josiah Westley, bookbinders 1851
Josiah Westley, bookbinding establishment, adjoining The Times, office, London. 1851

The Binding of the Charter of the University of Wales presented to the Prince of Wales, 9 May (b / w photo)
1629660 The Binding of the Charter of the University of Wales presented to the Prince of Wales, 9 May (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Upper and lower covers with 39 miniature portraits, 1824
1195371 Upper and lower covers with 39 miniature portraits, 1824 (royal blue crushed levant morocco, gilt fillet, sprays of leafy) by English School

Book covers, a baby on a plant on water and a baby with a woman on a beach within
1195368 Book covers, a baby on a plant on water and a baby with a woman on a beach within scallop-shaped panels and seaweed borders

Upper cover, with an illustration of the Piper followed by children
1195362 Upper cover, with an illustration of the Piper followed by children, 1893 (dark brown morocco with single gilt fillet border and onlaid dec) by Thomson

Daphne by Alfred de Vigny, 1924 (leather)
CH438766 Daphne by Alfred de Vigny, 1924 (leather) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); 30x24 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

The Song of Solomon, lacquer by Jean Dunand (1877-1942), 1925 (lacquer)
CH438752 The Song of Solomon, lacquer by Jean Dunand (1877-1942), 1925 (lacquer) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Daphne by Alfred Vigny, lacquer by Jean Dunand (1877-1942)
CH438762 Daphne by Alfred Vigny, lacquer by Jean Dunand (1877-1942), 1924 (lacquered copper) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941) (after); 30x24.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Roan binding Shop, Messrs Westleys and Clarks Factory (engraving)
3655884 Roan binding Shop, Messrs Westleys and Clarks Factory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roan binding Shop, Messrs Westleys and Clarks Factory)

Embossing-Press (engraving)
3654648 Embossing-Press (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Embossing-Press. Illustration for The Penny Magazine (1842).); © Look and Learn

Book binding dating 16th century
3770929 Book binding dating 16th century; (add.info.: Book binding-16th century. Meant to be made for Queen Catherine of Medici)

Grand Album of Elisa Baciocchi (leather & iron)
698761 Grand Album of Elisa Baciocchi (leather & iron) by French School, (19th century); 25.5x36x3.7 cm; BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, Academie des Beaux-Arts

Straw chair maker (coloured engraving)
703291 Straw chair maker (coloured engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Gabinetto Comunale delle Stampe, Rome, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Front cover of L Egypte by G. Ebers, published in Paris
CHT176664 Front cover of L Egypte by G. Ebers, published in Paris, 1880 (red leather and gold) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Doomsday Book, recently removed to the Record Office (engraving)
2772845 Doomsday Book, recently removed to the Record Office (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doomsday Book, recently removed to the Record Office)

Wheat binders in Silesia (chromolitho)
2782863 Wheat binders in Silesia (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wheat binders in Silesia. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

The improved Champion binder, being driven by US Secretary for Agriclture Jeremiah Rusk (colour litho)
6032906 The improved Champion binder, being driven by US Secretary for Agriclture Jeremiah Rusk (colour litho) by American School

Agricultural implements (litho)
6013478 Agricultural implements (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural implements)

Front cover of Virgils Aeneid (leather)
621805 Front cover of Virgils Aeneid (leather) by Morris, William (1834-96); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Sketch Book: "13"
6200464 Sketch Book: " 13" by Duncan, John (1866-1945); 20.3x12.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Sketch book with the number 13 written on the front cover)

Roundel from the facade (glazed terracotta)
VLS60451 Roundel from the facade (glazed terracotta) by Robbia, Andrea della (1435-1525); Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence, Italy; eGiuliano Valsecchi; Italian, out of copyright

The Broom Maker, 1718 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF137474 The Broom Maker, 1718 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dutch School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustrates verses in the bible that mention different crafts; ); Dutch

The Bookbinder (engraving)
6004319 The Bookbinder (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bookbinder. Illustration for The Book of English Trades and Library of the Useful Arts)

Abrahams Sacrifice, 1585 (punch engraving)
880467 Abrahams Sacrifice, 1585 (punch engraving) by Silber, Jonas (fl.1572-90); 13.7x13.7 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Bookbinding, 16th Century (colour litho)
3642208 Bookbinding, 16th Century (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bookbinding, 16th Century)

The Bindery, Oxford University Press (b / w photo)
3103956 The Bindery, Oxford University Press (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bindery, Oxford University Press)

De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium by Nicolaus Copernicus and
physics, book, scientific, treatise, humanism, science, discovery, early renaissance, binding, solar system, space, heavenly bodies, humanist, northern renaissance, text, astrophysics, polish

Cover of The Charming Story of Adolescence, Sugar of Love
CH438745 Cover of The Charming Story of Adolescence, Sugar of Love by Joseph Charles Victor Mardrus, coloured by Jean Dunand (1877-1942), c.1927 (morocco) by Schmied

The Sheaf Binders, Pays de Caux, Normandy (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT207858 The Sheaf Binders, Pays de Caux, Normandy (litho) (b/w photo) by Motte, Charles Etienne Pierre (1785-1836); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Front cover of the book Love is Enough or The Freeing of Pharamond
985744 Front cover of the book Love is Enough or The Freeing of Pharamond by William Morris, 1873 (crimson & green morocco leather, gilt, mother of pearl)

The Glasgow International Exhibition (litho)
1040367 The Glasgow International Exhibition (litho) by Duncan, John (1866-1945) after; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Glasgow International Exhibition)

The first shoe (chromolitho)
1093809 The first shoe (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first shoe. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Binding of The Song of Solomon, lacquer by Jean Dunand (1877-1942)
696305 Binding of The Song of Solomon, lacquer by Jean Dunand (1877-1942), bound by George Crette (1893-1969), 1925 (leather & lacquer) by Schmied

Small Album of Elisa Baciocchi (leather & iron)
698767 Small Album of Elisa Baciocchi (leather & iron) by French School, (19th century); 14.7x23x2 cm; BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, Academie des Beaux-Arts

Bonaparte Liberatore, original edition, 1797 (marbled paper)
698764 Bonaparte Liberatore, original edition, 1797 (marbled paper) by Foscolo, Ugo (1778-1827); BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, Academie des Beaux-Arts

The Concordat, 1802 (leather & paper)
698752 The Concordat, 1802 (leather & paper) by Caprara, Giovanni Battista (1733-1810); 22.2x14.2x1.5 cm; BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, Academie des Beaux-Arts

Upper and lower covers, with eagle, torch, heart, scales and floral designs
1195381 Upper and lower covers, with eagle, torch, heart, scales and floral designs, 1820 (light blue crushed levant morocco, with densely gilt borders, se) by English School

Upper and lower cover sets, with heart and floral designs, c
1195380 Upper and lower cover sets, with heart and floral designs, c.1920 (crimson crushed levant morocco, with densely gilt borders, set w) by English School

Upper and lower covers, with guitar and floral designs, 1843
1195375 Upper and lower covers, with guitar and floral designs, 1843 (a jewelled binding with 25 stones, the upper panel set) by English School

Upper cover and spine, with oval portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell
1195374 Upper cover and spine, with oval portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell, 1899 (red crushed levant morocco, decorative roll tool border within g) by English School

Upper and lower covers, with flowers in Art-Nouveau interlaced geometrical patterns
1195367 Upper and lower covers, with flowers in Art-Nouveau interlaced geometrical patterns, 1893 (light brown levant morocco with criss-crossed vari-coloured bord) by English School

Four Cosway binding style covers including portrait miniatures of (from left to right)
1195357 Four Cosway binding style covers including portrait miniatures of (from left to right), William Harrison Ainsworth, Charles Dickens, Clementina Walkinshaw and Nelson aged 39

Pages from Kitab Durr Al-Munazzam Fi Al-Sirr Al-A zam
3281669 Pages from Kitab Durr Al-Munazzam Fi Al-Sirr Al-A zam by Kamal Al-Din Abu Salim Muhammad Bin Talha Al-Qurashi Al- Adawi Al-Rasibi Al-Halabi (d.1254)

Farming in the Red River Valley (engraving)
1060456 Farming in the Red River Valley (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farming in the Red River Valley)

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