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Fine Binding - Whitman Bennett The Library Companion; or The Young Man's Guide and The Old Man's Comfort in the Choice of a Library
1824réf. 009789London: Harding Triphook and Lepard 1824. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed by W. Nicol at the Shakespeare Press. li 1 400 Part Second title page 401-912 pages. Finely bound by Whitman Bennett of New York in mid 20th c. half red morocco over red buckram boards gilt back in five raised bands marbled end papers top edge gilt. Near Fine small rubs at corners and edges toning primarily at first several pages front and back. A quite handsome copy "The Bennett Book Studios of New York City was established in the late 1920s by bookman and binder Whitman Bennett b. 1884 in Cambridge MA; d. 1968 in New York. The business sold rare books particularly first editions and sets of American and English literature classics and also operated as a fine bindery. Bennett Studios was known for crafting fine leather bindings and the term "Bennett copy" arose in the book trade to refer to the binder's work in upgrading a second or third issue text with a first edition binding" Lilly Library Bennett mss. 1929-1968. Harding, Triphook, and Lepard Hardcover books
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA · États-Unis400,00 $US≈ 356,67 €
