Manuel du relieur dans toutes ses parties: précédé des arts de l'assembleur, de la plieuse, de la brocheuse et suivi des arts du marbreur sur tranches, du doreur sur tranches et sur cuir et du satineur

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- Originally published 1827, this was one of the most popular bookbinding manuals of 19th century France and appeared in numerous editions, as late as 1923. It was translated into Spanish, Dutch and German. It is listed as no. 53 in Pollard and Potter’s Early bookbinding manuals with the note: “LeNormand (1757-1839) taught physics, chemistry and technology. He was one of the editors of Roret’s Dictionnaire technologique and edited the manual on bookbinding. An enthusiastic amateur bookbinder, he acknowledges the teaching of Berthe ainé, a Paris binder. He also made use of Mairet’s Essai sur la reliure, 1824.” But Richard Wolfe had the following to say: “I have compared the marbling texts in these two works and have not found any great evidence that points to Mairet as LeNormand’s source, although both works cover the same ground and adhere to a similar general arrangement.” - Marbled paper, p. 117. Mejer 1913. (Charles Wood, Cat. 160)
- 2 planches avec 60 figures gravées par Guiguet d'après les dessins de Const. Viguier