Search Results: the preservation of leather bookbindings by hj plenderleith

London (The Trusteees of The British Museum), 1970.. 31, (1)pp., 4 plates. Sm. 8vo. Boards, 1/4 cloth. First published in 1946.

Book. Good. Binding see description. London, British Museum, (1946). Reprint, 1970. 32pp. 4 plates. Half cloth. * Deals with the causes and prevention of deterioration of binding leathers. 0.

Book. Good. Binding see description. London, British Museum, (1946). Reprint, 1970. 32pp. 4 plates. Half cloth. * Deals with the causes and prevention of deterioration of binding leathers..

British Museum. Very Good. 1957. Reprint. Hardcover. V minor surface spotting to cover, with sl tanning to spine.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 24 pages .

British Museum, London, new edition, 1967. Quarter cloth and boards, 8vo, 17 cm. 32 pp, 4 plates. Booklabel on front pastedown endpaper, spine somewhat faded, otherwise Good.

British Museum, London, second impression, 1970. Quarter cloth and boards, 8vo, 17 cm,. 32 pp, 4 plates. Contents: Library problems: the seemingly haphazard deterioration of modern leathers; Scientific investigation: causes and prevention of decay; The P.I.R.A. test for durable leather ; The time test; Limited usefulness of leather dressings; Characteristics of protected leather: cleaning leather bindings whether protected or unprotected; Can unprotected leather bindings be protected?; Vellum bindings; Summary. A trifle rubbed, near Very Good.

Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1953 reprint of 1946 edition. Limp cloth wrappers, small 4to,. 24 pp. From a catalogue note in The Guild of Book Worker Journal: "This pamphlet is a summary of the research done on bookbinding leathers by the British Leather Manufacturer's Association and the Printing Industry Research Association under the direction of R. Faraday Innes. Detailed reports were published while the research was in progress by the Bookbinding Leather Committee. It discusses the causes of leather decay, the PIRA test, and the limited usefulness of leather dressings. It recommends the use of potassium lactate as a preservative and gives the formula for its manufacture A valuable book for any one interested in the care and preservation of leather bindings. Good.

[London]: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1970. Hardcover. 16mo. Brown cloth spine and beige paper over boards. 32pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Second printing, tight and handsome, of this handy 1946 nuts-and-bolts guide.

The Trustees of the British Museum, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine. Second printing. Narrow 16mo. 32pp. Half cloth and papercovered boards stamped in gilt lettering. Spine mottled, still near fine without dustwrapper as issued.

British Museum. 1950. 24pp., 4 illustrs., orig. cloth.

British Museum, London, new edition, 1967. Quarter cloth and boards, 8vo, 17 cm. 32 pp, 4 plates. An ex-library copy with a label on the front pastedown endpaper and stamps on the title-page, boards worn at upper corners.

Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1947 reprint of 1946 edition. Limp cloth wrappers, small 4to,. 24 pp. From a catalogue note in The Guild of Book Worker Journal: "This pamphlet is a summary of the research done on bookbinding leathers by the British Leather Manufacturer's Association and the Printing Industry Research Association under the direction of R. Faraday Innes. Detailed reports were published while the research was in progress by the Bookbinding Leather Committee. It discusses the causes of leather decay, the PIRA test, and the limited usefulness of leather dressings. It recommends the use of potassium lactate as a preservative and gives the formula for its manufacture A valuable book for any one interested in the care and preservation of leather bindings. Slightly sunned, otherwise Very Good.

Printed by order of the Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1950 reprint of 1946 edition. Limp cloth wrappers, small 4to,. 24 pp. From a catalogue note in The Guild of Book Worker Journal: "This pamphlet is a summary of the research done on bookbinding leathers by the British Leather Manufacturer's Association and the Printing Industry Research Association under the direction of R. Faraday Innes. Detailed reports were published while the research was in progress by the Bookbinding Leather Committee. It discusses the causes of leather decay, the PIRA test, and the limited usefulness of leather dressings. It recommends the use of potassium lactate as a preservative and gives the formula for its manufacture A valuable book for any one interested in the care and preservation of leather bindings. Good.

British Museum, London, second impression, 1970. Quarter cloth and boards, 8vo, 17 cm,. 32 pp, 4 plates. Contents: Library problems: the seemingly haphazard deterioration of modern leathers; Scientific investigation: causes and prevention of decay; The P.I.R.A. test for durable leather ; The time test; Limited usefulness of leather dressings; Characteristics of protected leather: cleaning leather bindings whether protected or unprotected; Can unprotected leather bindings be protected?; Vellum bindings; Summary. Very Good.

British Museum, London, second impression, 1970. Quarter cloth and boards, 8vo, 17 cm,. 32 pp, 4 plates. Contents: Library problems: the seemingly haphazard deterioration of modern leathers; Scientific investigation: causes and prevention of decay; The P.I.R.A. test for durable leather ; The time test; Limited usefulness of leather dressings; Characteristics of protected leather: cleaning leather bindings whether protected or unprotected; Can unprotected leather bindings be protected?; Vellum bindings; Summary. Covers a little marked, otherwise Very Good.

British Museum, London, new edition, 1967. Quarter cloth and boards, 8vo, 17 cm. 32 pp, 4 plates. Good.

London, British Museum, 1947. 2. Softcover. Good. 2 plates w. photogr. ills., orig. wr., sm. 8vo.; Trifle browned. Cl. sl. foxed.

London : British Museum, 1967. New Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth-backed boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 32p., 4 plates : ill. ; 17cm. Subjects: Bookbinding -- Repairing. Leather bindings (Bookbinding) -- Conservation and restoration.