Book Design - Oak Knoll Books

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Paperback edition. Third printing of the second, revised and corrected edition.
The resurgence of interest in hand bookbinding has led to the publication of
countless practical manuals on the subject. These manuals tend to provide an
outline of the basic bookbinding techniques but do little to provide detailed
information on specific aspects of the craft. A topic which is often overlooked is
how to create headbands - those decorative bands of silk or cotton which can be
found fastened inside the top (and sometimes also the bottom) of the spine of a
book. Now, at last, two experienced hand bookbinders have produced an easy to
use, step-by-step guide showing how to create fourteen different styles of
headbands. Separate chapters are devoted to each headband with all the
necessary materials and equipment listed at the beginning. Each step is clearly
illustrated by an accompanying diagram, and all the instructions have been tried
out on students of the craft and perfected at the bench so that the easiest and
simplest method is presented. Written for both beginners and experienced binders
alike, Headbands has established itself as one of the classic manuals for the hand
bookbinder. [Order No. 43018]
208. Goldman, Yosef. HEBREW PRINTING IN AMERICA, 1735-
1926: A HISTORY AND ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. 2 volumes. Edited by Ari Kinsberg.
Brooklyn, New York: YG Books, 2006, 9 x 12 in., cloth. 1188 pages. ISBN 1599756854. $450.00 $337.50
First edition. An exhaustive bibliography of 1208 items, extensively annotated with bio-bibliographical
information, historical context, scholarly references, approbations, and location of copies in libraries world-wide.
Arranged chronologically within broad subject or format (e.g., Bible, liturgy, Haggadah, reference works,
education, periodicals, Rabbinica, etc.) with 13 indices, including Hebrew and English titles and authors, imprint
places and years, publishers, printers, approbations, subscribers, typesetters, music arrangers and artists. Includes
reproductions of most title pages and selected interior pages, and appendices containing reproductions of relevant
manuscripts and portraits of early American rabbis. Supplemented by an extensive bibliography of pertinent
scholarly books and periodical articles. Distributed for YG Books. [Order No. 99317]
209. (Center for Book Arts) HEDI KYLE & HER INFLUENCE: 1977 - 1993. New York: Center for
Book Arts, 1993, 4to., stiff paper wrappers with paper structure in center. 8 pages. $10.00 $7.50
An exhibition was held in New York from October 1 to November 27, 1993 featuring works by Kyle and twenty
contemporary book artists that have been inspired by Ms. Kyle's unique and creative bindings. The essay by Brian
Hannon maintains that "All the works in the exhibition in some way challenge established notions about this
cultural icon, (the book), that has played such a significant role in intellectual history." Illustrated in black and
white, with paper structure in the center of the booklet. [Order No. 103927]
210. Giroud, Vincent (editor). HEINRICH SCHUTZ TO HENRY MILLER; SELECTIONS FROM
THE FREDERICK R. KOCH COLLECTION AT YALE UNIVERSTIY. New Haven, CT: Yale
University, 2001, 4to., cloth. 151 pages. ISBN 084573136x. $45.00 $33.75
First edition. This exhibition catalogue describes and illustrates highlights of Yale's Frederic R. Koch collection, one
of the finest gatherings of musical, literary, and historical manuscripts assembled in the past few decades.
Selections range from seventeenth-century Copenhagen to early twentieth-century Helsinki. The collection is
particularly rich in manuscripts by French, German, and Italian composers, including the score of Debussy's Pelleas
et Melisande, the finest group of Verdi letters outside Italy, a recently discovered manuscript of Offenbach's Tales of
Hoffman, and the musical archive of Sir William Walton, nearly entire. Includes full-page color illustrations of each
item. Distributed for the Beinecke Library at Yale University. [Order No. 99731]
211. (Denmark) Kjolsen, Klaus. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN'S REFERENCE LIBRARY,
1746-1996. Abridged by Christian Gottlieb. Odense, Denmark: Odense Universitetsforlag, 1997, 6.5 x
9.75 inches, cloth, dust jacket. 336 pages. ISBN 8778382424. $35.00 $26.25
First edition. This library is the historical book collection of the Royal House of Denmark for the last 300 years.
Founded in the mid-18th century, the Library has been in the possession of the reigning monarch, passed on from
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