Excerpt from Modern Bookbinding Practically Considered: A Lecture Read Before the Grolier Club of New-York, March 25, 1885, With Additions and New Illustrations A contemporary design. The ornaments are of solid face and not formed into scrolls. The frame is formed of simple geometrical figures. 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.

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