<p><strong>Author:</strong> Bernard C. Middleton</p> <p><strong>Publisher/Date:</strong> Oak Knoll/British Library 2000 First thus</p> <p><strong>Format/Condition:</strong> <span class="caps">NEW</span> brown cloth hardcover with dust jacket in fine condition. 126 pages, illustrated in color and b/w featuring 46 color and 46 b/w photographs of Middleton&#8217;s finest binding designs.</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> An autobiography of one of the world&#8217;s leading book restorers, binding scholars and international lecturers on bookbinding techniques. Originally published by Henry Morris at the renowned Bird &#38; Bull Press, the author has expanded the text and added many illustrations of his most inspired bindings. In this new edition, over ninety of his bindings are illustrated, forty-six in full color. This work also offers insight into Britain&#8217;s indentured apprenticeship programs of the early 20th century. Co-published with The British Library.</p> <p><span class="caps">TABLE OF CONTENTS</span></p> <p>Acknowledgements&#8230;.............................................v<br />Foreword by Dr. Marianne Tidcombe&#8230;...........................ix<br />The Early Years&#8230;..............................................1<br />The War Years&#8230;................................................9<br />My Education Continues&#8230;......................................21<br />A Business of Our Own&#8230;.......................................35<br />A Home of Our Own&#8230;...........................................47<br />America and Beyond&#8230;..........................................65<br />End Notes&#8230;...................................................81<br />Descriptive captions for colour illustrations of bindings&#8230;...85<br />Descriptive captions for the B&#38;W bindings illustrated&#8230;.......91<br />Colour illustrations of Middleton&#8217;s bindings&#8230;................95<br />Middleton&#8217;s bindings illustrated in B&#38;W&#8230;....................105<br />Appendices:<br />A mid 20th century apprenticeship indenture&#8230;...........112<br />London School of Printing Class Report&#8230;................115<br />A final written examination for bookbinding&#8230;...........116<br />A final &#8220;practical test&#8221;.................................118<br />A City &#38; Guilds of London Institute Certificate&#8230;.......119<br />General Eisenhower&#8217;s D-Day Declaration&#8230;................120<br />Article &#8220;Scale in Bookbinding&#8221; 1950&#8230;...................121<br />Article &#8220;The British Museum Bindery&#8221; 1953&#8230;.............124<br />Bibliography&#8230;...............................................</p> 2007-05-25T17:25:41-04:00 recollections-p-a-life-in-bookbinding 132183 Book 2007-05-25T17:25:41-04:00 2007-06-26T14:50:30-04:00 Shopify *Author:* Bernard C. Middleton *Publisher/Date:* Oak Knoll/British Library 2000 First thus *Format/Condition:* NEW brown cloth hardcover with dust jacket in fine condition. 126 pages, illustrated in color and b/w featuring 46 color and 46 b/w photographs of Middleton's finest binding designs. *Description:* An autobiography of one of the world's leading book restorers, binding scholars and international lecturers on bookbinding techniques. Originally published by Henry Morris at the renowned Bird & Bull Press, the author has expanded the text and added many illustrations of his most inspired bindings. In this new edition, over ninety of his bindings are illustrated, forty-six in full color. This work also offers insight into Britain's indentured apprenticeship programs of the early 20th century. Co-published with The British Library. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements................................................v Foreword by Dr. Marianne Tidcombe..............................ix The Early Years.................................................1 The War Years...................................................9 My Education Continues.........................................21 A Business of Our Own..........................................35 A Home of Our Own..............................................47 America and Beyond.............................................65 End Notes......................................................81 Descriptive captions for colour illustrations of bindings......85 Descriptive captions for the B&W bindings illustrated..........91 Colour illustrations of Middleton's bindings...................95 Middleton's bindings illustrated in B&W.......................105 Appendices: A mid 20th century apprenticeship indenture..............112 London School of Printing Class Report...................115 A final written examination for bookbinding..............116 A final "practical test".................................118 A City & Guilds of London Institute Certificate..........119 General Eisenhower's D-Day Declaration...................120 Article "Scale in Bookbinding" 1950......................121 Article "The British Museum Bindery" 1953................124 Bibliography.................................................. 2007-05-25T17:25:41-04:00 manual 2268 214146 deny 1 Default 1 25.00 132183 true true 2007-06-26T14:50:30-04:00 2007-05-25T17:25:41-04:00 200018 1 132183 2007-06-26T14:50:30-04:00 http://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0002/0196/products/recollections.jpg?1268160292 Title