I am looking for specific info on the following topics and would be most
pleased to have your reply/advice. Thank you.
Robert Milevski
1. I ask for any assistance directing me to contemporary sources on 19th
century English and American trade bindery practice. I am especially
interested in the English binderies. I do know about and have consulted
the following articles/books: the article on Westleys that appeared in A
Day at the Factories; the article on Lippincott, Grambo that appeared in
Godey's; the book and article about Harpers; and Lionel Darley's book on
James Burn & Co. I also know about the books Paul Koda edited for Oak
Knoll on the Edward Walker and Cox binderies.
2. I would like to know whether there are any contemporary sources (other
than those mentioned above) about the piecework and individual production
aspects in any mid-late 19th c. trade bindery, large or small, in England
and America.
3. I would like to know whether there is any specific information in any
contemporary article or book (other than those mentioned above) on the hand
sewing of books in these binderies. Specifically, did the sewers start
with the first signature or the last? Was it common practice to sew book
after book until the frame was filled, then cut each away with its cords?
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Robert J. Milevski
Preservation Librarian & Manager, Typography Studio
Princeton University Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544
(609) 258-5591
Fax: (609) 258-4105
Email: milevski@princeton.edu
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