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Abbie
Posting for 1+ monthsAntique bookbinding collection
Worcester, Worcestershire
£400
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Description
A complete kit of victorian bookbinding tools, books and materials. Really beautiful collection. Many tools are solid brass. Please see list below of items and pictures for further detail. Happy to answer questions and open to collection or delivery. Collection would be from Worcester.
Books:
Bookbinding by Hand – Laurence Town
Writing and Illuminating & Lettering – Edward Johnston
Bookbinding for Amateurs
Tools:
Full set of brass letter stamps (A-Z) with wooden handles, and a spare set without handles (letter I is missing from the photo but is included)
Full set of brass number stamps (0 - 9)
Set of brass decorative stamps with wooden handles
Wooden press with threaded wooden screws
Brass marking tool
Cast iron feet x 4
Small mallets/hammers
Bone folder
Awls and bodkins
Brayers/rollers
Spare wooden handles
Pressing boards x 5
Materials:
Dryad Armenian Bole
Double Fine Gold Leaf booklet
Dryad Colour Tooling Leaf
Curwen Pattern Papers
Bundle of binding cord/thread
Posted: 10 days ago
Ad ID: 1515711262
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