Bookbinding, and the Care of Books

Author: Douglas Cockerell
Edition: Ill
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 1409946789

Bookbinding, and the Care of Books: A Handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Douglas Bennett Cockerell (1870-1945) was a British bookbinder who revolutionised modern bookbinding. Get Bookbinding, and the Care of Books computer books for free.
At fifteen he went to Canada and worked as a farm hand, a wool carder, and a bank clerk. In 1891 he returned to England and was introduced to the book arts by his brother Sydney, a British museum curator, collector, and well-connected figure in the literary world and the private secretary to William Morris. In 1893, Douglas was apprenticed to Thomas J. Cobden-Sanderson at the Doves Bindery. There he learned the importance of combining quality materials with technical skill and creativity. He founded his own bindery in London in 1897 and took up a teaching position at the London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts. His works include: Check Bookbinding, and the Care of Books our best computer books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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At fifteen he went to Canada and worked as a farm hand, a wool carder, and a bank clerk. In 1891 he returned to England and was introduced to the book arts by his brother Sydney, a British museum curator, collector, and well-connected figure in the literary world and the private secretary to William Morris. In 1893, Douglas was apprenticed to Thomas J. Cobden-Sanderson at the Doves Bindery His works include:

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