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19th Century French Rust Red Painted Wrought Iron Book Binding Press with Book
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights

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Iron

19th Century French Wrought Iron and Gilt Painted Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights

Materials

Iron

19th Century, French, Wrought Iron and Gilt Painted Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Patinated Black and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Books

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Black Painted and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The large Classic "Presse a
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Antique Mid-19th Century French More Desk Accessories

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Iron

19th Century French Patinated Bronze and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights

Materials

Iron

The Book of Common Prayer - 1871 - IN A FINE BRASS MOUNTED LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of The
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Antique 1870s British Books

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Leather

The Book of Common Prayer - 1865 - IN A FINE BRASS MOUNTED LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: COMMON PRAYER. TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of The Sacraments
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Antique 1860s British Books

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Leather

The Book of Common Prayer - 1844 - IN A FINE BRASS MOUNTED LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: COMMON PRAYER. TITLE: The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of The Sacraments
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Antique 1840s British Books

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Leather

The Love Affairs of Lord Byron by F. Gribble – COSWAY STYLE BINDING
Located in Middletown, NY
, of which 10 are colored, plus the minature on ivory of Lord Byron set in the binding. This book
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Early 20th Century English Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

Vieille France by Roger Martin DuGard - Art Deco Binding - Henri Matisse cover
Located in Middletown, NY
black morocco with Deco design of front cover, blind and gilt tooling with a red calf inset, raised
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Mid-20th Century French Books

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Gold Leaf

Vanity Fair by Wm.Thackeray, Cosway Style Binding, First Edition, First Issue
Located in Middletown, NY
150 woodcuts and illustrated capitals in the text by Thackeray. COSWAY-STYLE BINDING by BAYNTUM of
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Books

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Leather, Paper

Large Antique Encyclopaedia, Historica Britannica, Multilingual Book, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
professional binding in a quality green textile cover with gold tooled titling Pages intact, text perfectly
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Books

Materials

Paper

Italian Villas and Their Gardens by Edith Wharton (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
beautiful gold tooling around the edges and to the spine. A breathtaking and informative book, detailing the
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Antique 19th Century Books

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Paper

Italian Villas and Their Gardens by Edith Wharton (Book)
Italian Villas and Their Gardens by Edith Wharton (Book)
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H 10.5 in W 7.75 in D 1.5 in
Large Antique Reference Book, Parliamentary Record, Latin Language, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi
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Antique Early 19th Century European Georgian Books

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Paper

Large Antique Reference Book, Public Records, English, Parliament, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique reference book, General Report on the Public Records. Printed in English, a
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Antique Mid-19th Century British William IV Books

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Paper

Antique Charles Dickens First Edition Nicholas Nickleby 1839 Chapman & Hall Book
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Browne "Phiz". The book is octavo bound with three quarter morracan and gilt titles and tooling, with
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Books

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Leather, Paper

Antique Charles Dickens First Edition Little Dorrit 1857 Chapman & Hall Book
By Charles Dickens
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
"Phiz". The book is octavo bound with three quarter morracan and gilt titles and tooling, with raised
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Books

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Leather, Paper

Antique Book, Religio Medici, Sir Thomas Browne, English Language, Dated 1915
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
hard binding with tooled title to spine and GTS seal to cover Published in the Golden Treasury Series
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Early 20th Century British Books

Materials

Paper

English Bamboo Cupboard
Located in Wilson, NC
English bamboo cupboard, the front decorated with real English leather book bindings. The top has
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Antique 1880s English Cupboards

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Leather, Bamboo, Paint, Paper

English Bamboo Cupboard
English Bamboo Cupboard
H 36 in W 23.25 in D 14 in
The Poems Of John Keats. The Kelmscott Press, 1894 - BOUND BY JAMIE KAMPH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, edges uncut as issued, bound in full dark green morocco, multi-color blind tooled floral morocco onlays
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Antique 1890s British Books

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Leather

Winston CHURCHILL - The Second World War - 6 VOLS - THE CHARTWELL EDITION - 1954
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
", illustrated, fold-out maps, bound in the deluxe binding of 1/4 blue morocco, spines tooled in gilt and blind
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Vintage 1950s British Books

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Leather

8 Theological Leather Bound Books, by Franz Volkmar Reinhard, Published 1808
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
, these volumes offer a glimpse into early 19th-century theological thought and scholarship. Each book
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Antique Early 19th Century Neoclassical Books

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Leather, Paper, Parchment Paper

1908 The Natural History of Selborne
By Gilbert White
Located in Bath, GB
. An exceptionally bound work, with natural history motifs gilt tooled to the spine. 'The Natural
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Antique Early 1900s British Books

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Paper

Voltaire's Candide True First Edition & First London Edition
Located in Savannah, GA
binding, paneled with double gilt rule. Spine with raised bands, gilt text and tool work inside
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Antique 1750s Swiss Books

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Leather, Paper

Breakfast at Tiffany's, Signed by Truman Capote, First Edition, 1958
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
spine, but otherwise in very good color. Book is presented in original hardcover yellow cloth binding
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Vintage 1950s American Books

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Paper

La Mort de Venise; Illustrated by Edgar Chahine, SUPER DELUXE Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
red morocco binding by H. Blanchetière, signed at foot of front turn-in. Covers with inlaid strapwork
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Early 20th Century French Books

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Leather, Wood, Paper

The River War by Winston S. Churchill, First Edition, Two Volume Set, 1899
By Winston Churchill
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Highlanders. Two Volume Set. First Edition Printing. Rebound in full navy leather with gilt tooling and
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Antique 1890s British Books

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Leather, Paper

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám – The Elihu VEDDER, SUPER DELUXE Edition
Located in Middletown, NY
. Original brown morocco binding by Riverside Press (stamp on verso of f.e.p.), blind tooled and gilt on a
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Antique Late 19th Century American Books

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Gold Leaf

Alfred De Vigny, LES DESTINÉES, Illustrated, Signed and with Original Drawings
Located in Middletown, NY
, slipcase with leather edges and red marbled paper to match book color: BINDING by CHARLES MEUNIER (stamp
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Antique Late 19th Century French Books

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Gold Leaf

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
bible’s period binding is exquisite, with gilt-tooled front and back full burgundy leather boards. The
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Books

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Leather, Paper

James Huniford At Home, 2020, Monacelli Press, Brand New Condition
Located in Chicago, IL
once. Tight binding, brand new condition. An in-depth look at the design process of James Huniford
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2010s American Classical Books

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Paper

Hand-colored 16th century copy of the famous Moerentorf Bible
By Henry Moret
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
contemporary hand-coloring and its richly blind-tooled contemporary binding. The authoritative Moerentorf Bible
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Antique 16th Century Belgian Baroque Books

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Wood, Paper

Hand-colored 16th century copy of the famous Moerentorf Bible
Hand-colored 16th century copy of the famous Moerentorf Bible
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H 13 in W 10.63 in D 4.34 in
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1875
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
raised bands, gilt tooling, and gilt titles to the spine, new marbled endpapers. New custom archival
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Antique 1870s American Books

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Leather, Paper

A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXI, I, II, III, IV, By George Anson
Located in Middletown, NY
leaf of directions to the bookbinder. Slightly later boards, gold tooled calf binding, scuffed; 5
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Books

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Gold Leaf

"Stars & Bars, A Tribute to the American Fighter Ace, " Signed by Thirteen Aces
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
both Olynyk and 13 Aces in various colored ink pens. The book was published in London by Grub Street in
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Vintage 1950s American Books

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Paper

The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, Edited by Harris Nicolas
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
half red Moroccan leather and cloth bindings, with raised bands, gilt titles, tooling, and stamps to
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Antique 1860s English Books

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Leather, Paper

The Microcosm of London; or London in Miniature
Located in Middletown, NY
ROWLANDSON'S FIRST and most famous color-plate book. FIRST EDITION, in 3 volumes, with 104
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Antique Early 19th Century English Books

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Leather, Paint, Paper

Seminal guide to the East and West Indies, with 42 coloured maps and plates
By Jan Huygen van Linschoten
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
plates are colored by a contemporary hand. Near contemporary mottled calf, gold-tooled spine. [8], 206 pp
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Antique Early 17th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Books

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Paper

Christmas Books by Mrs. Gore, Illustrated by George Cruikshank, Three Volume Set
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
in full red Moroccan leather boards with gilt titles, tooling, and raised band to the spine
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Antique 1840s English Books

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Paper

Renée Mauperin by the Goncourt Bros., Original Tissot Etching, Signed
Located in Middletown, NY
; paper uncut and in exceptionally attractive condition with no spotting or foxing. Binding by Charles
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Antique Late 19th Century French Books

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Gold Leaf

Untitled #3/ Tied series (Black and white), Handmade Abstract Sculpture, 2018
By Yoonshin Park
Located in Boston, MA
’ series, I used handmade papers, pen ink, threads and fabric; materials used in book binding. Papers are
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

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Fabric, Thread, Ink, Handmade Paper

Printed Book of Hours (use of Rome)
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
); French Royal Arms); Arms of Bourges). Bound in a sixteenth-century binding, of gilt-tooled brown polished
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15th Century and Earlier More Art

"Collage" by Sir Jackie Stewart, Signed, Limited Edition Book
Located in Guildford, Surrey
page edging and hand-tooled decorative work blocked in gold leaf. The robust leather half-binding is
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21st Century and Contemporary British Books

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Leather, Paper

American artist Peter Sarkisian Moving Video Art, "Book 1", 2011
By Peter Sarkisian
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
open book--You will see in the book, a small man crawling about going in and out of the binding while
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20th Century American Kinetic Contemporary Art

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Aluminum, Steel

Rare 1936 Illustrated Diego Rivera Isaac Berliner Book City of Palaces Poetry
By Diego Rivera
Located in Portland, OR
condition, red leather and cloth binding, gold tooled lettering. Four pages have old dog-ears, one page has
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Vintage 1930s Mexican Books

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Paper

1629 Complete Cambridge Bible King James First Edition Folio Title Engraving
Located in Albany, OR
gauffered edges in geometric patterns of diamonds and stars. Binding is superbly tooled multi-panel leather
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17th Century Renaissance Figurative Prints

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Leather, Laid Paper

Rich Maitland Smith Leather Book Motife Canterbury Magazine Rack
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautifully made magazine rack canterbury combining faux leather book bindings, tooled leather
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Early 2000s Philippine Magazine Racks and Stands

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Brass

Magnificent Tooled Red Leather Binding by Kelliegram of Tom Brown's School Days
Located in San Francisco, CA
and Company with full gilt edges. The binding was created and is signed by Kelly & Sons London, an
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Antique Late 19th Century English Books

Materials

Leather, Paper

19th Century French Black and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "presse a relier
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Patinated Bronze and Gilt Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights

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Iron

19th Century French Silver and Gilt Painted Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights

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Iron

BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, 1871, In A Fine Leather & Brass Mounted Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. TITLE: The Book Of Common Prayer, And Administration of the
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Antique 1870s British Books

Materials

Leather

19th Century French Rust Silver and Gilt Painted Wrought Iron Book Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Wrought Iron and Gilt Painted Book Binding Press from Paris
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Mid-19th Century French Wrought Iron Book Binding Press on Oak Stand from Lyon
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique paper binding press was forged in Lyon France, circa 1870. The Classic "Presse a
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights

Materials

Iron

19th Century French Wrought Iron and Bronze Paper Binding Press
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful paper binding press was forged in France, circa 1860. The Classic "Presse a Relier
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Paperweights

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Bronze, Iron

"My Early Life" by Winston Churchill, First Edition, Cosway-Style Asprey Binding
By Winston Churchill
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
stunning binding. The book is housed and protected in a red cloth-covered slipcase with a red ribbon pull
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Vintage 1930s British Books

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Leather, Paper

"Life of George Washington" by M. L. Weems, in Period Binding, 1832
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
contemporary boards, professionally rebacked, and tooled in period style, presented with new archival brown
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Antique 1830s American Books

Materials

Paper

"From Russia with Love" by Ian Fleming, 1st Edition in Custom Leather Binding
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
-off presentation of Fleming's fifth Bond book. The book features full red leather binding with custom
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Vintage 1950s British Books

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Paper

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An assortment of book binding tools is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct book binding tools — often made from paper, animal skin and leather — can elevate any home. Book binding tools have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Book binding tools are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, neoclassical and Art Nouveau styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made book binding tools over the years, but those made by Charles Dickens, Maitland Smith and Winston Churchill are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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