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Cowie's bookbinder's manual : containing a full description of leather and vellum binding, directions for gilding of paper and book-edges, and numerous valuable recipes for sprinkling, colouring, & marbling : together with a scale of bookbinders' charges, a list of all the book and vellum binders in London, &c. &c.

Accession number
PML 129467
Creator
Cowie, G. (George)
Published
London : William Strange, Jun., [ca. 1842-1845]
Notes
Attributed to George Cowie, the printer, although obviously the work of a practical binder; see Pollard & Potter 98.
Traditionally dated 1852 (?), but internal evidence suggests that it was issued between 1842 and 1845. Cf. Ramsden, London bookbinders, 1780-1840, p. 3.
Description
141 [3] p. ; 17 cm
Classification
Department