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Nicholson, James B : A Manual of THE ART OF BOOKBINDING; Containing Full Instructions in the Different Branches of Forwarding, Gilding, and Finishing. Also, The Art of Marbling Book-Edges and Paper

Henry Carey Baird, Philadelphia, 1871

8vo., publisher's brown ribbed cloth with minimal wear to the extremities. Bookseller's ticket on the front pastedown. A very BRIGHT CLEAN COPY.Second edition of the first American bookbinding manual with twelve full-page plates of binding designs, decorations and tooling plus seven examples of marbled paper, in addition to the illustrations in the text. The work reproduces specimens of rolls and hand-stamps made by the early American bookbinder tool-makers, Gaskill, Cooper and Fry.Nicholson was born in St. Louis but lived most of his life in Philadelphia where he founded the firm of Pawson & Nicholson in 1848. The book's section on marbling is based on C.W. Woolnough's The Whole Art of Marbling and it includes seven specimen sheets marbled by Charles Williams of Philadelphia, in the following patterns: French or Shell Marble, Light Italian, West End, Curl, Spanish, Nonpareil, and Dutch. These were among the most popular designs used at the time.The first edition appeared in 1856 and two subsequent 19th century editions, 1874 and 1887, were published and they, too, are scarce and desirable. See: Brenni 39. Appleton p. 83. Mejer 1950.

FIRST AMERICAN BOOKBINDING MANUAL

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