New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
ARTISTIC BOOKBINDING.
,>.c,rAs1Nr, INTEREST IN 1T ON THE
PART OF THE PUBLIC AND
THE PUBLISHERS.

rur Brsr BINDERS EMPLOYED AND THEIR
FINEST WORK EXHlBlrED-BEACH-
FIJI SPECIMENS AT scRIBNERs'
~. Increasing interest IN bookbindins as
a.. .rtan interest which the Groher Niup Va
,b,s city has done much to create ana Keep an
O. .boun clearly by the tact that the various
rroninent publishing houses are ho" ia'e
Great stress upon this feature or their business
Not only do they employ the best oi'lue'' "
49,, ,,,or their choice volumes. but they
hold exhibitions from tine to tiihe 10 o'"'s -.
III, % tho nubllc notice. There Is no" open d'
Charles scribner's Sons. In Fffth-aVe.' oisiray
=, hoots representative of the binders "hose
r,ork has made regulations for thehh an ''
rurone and In this country. the VOLUMES nav.
been chosen with care TO snow INC s'!i 20
French English and American pihoeis' III NV
list OF the French are eighteen names. '"i 81
-,,n,hsr than has ever been represented together
before though none OF them are new. !" INC
rry,,sh LIST Of thirteen there are three, Bagguiey
',, "a Watson whose work has not been
hroueht here until now. and Of the hve Aneri-
1ohr "a new man. Claessens. Belgian
=. -, . h,nder whose work has been unknown
Nv. and he stands alone as a representative or
his country.
All tho hooks are bound in leather. and this
with very few EXCEPTIONS IS the crusheo
,evant which has been found the most satisfac-
tory OF the various kinds 1t is susceptible OF
a finer finish than calf. which. when compared
N levant has a raw effect. and IN addfioh u
this advantage the levant IL 1ound 70 staho
heating and working much better than the other
kinds The decorations on the leather almost
always consist Of gilt toong. the number OF
designs being endless and the edges OF the pages
are either all gilt or gilt on top and rough on
sides and bottom. In many or the DOCKS inc
doublures. or leather Innings OF the covers are
,u,,v az elaborate as the outside. and the care
full attention to every detali sho"' ''' "e'
type Of workmanship.
o,n ~ Nrst editions all OF them rare
49,, ,oIuahla hooks In themselves and bound by
~, hoot mon who could be found, is a strong
,ooture ~ the exhibition. Among them IS
164O edition Of Shakespeare's poems. IN per-
feet state Of preservation 1t hes peen pouhu oS
Riviere. Of England, In brown ieVaht' win
flowers and leaves inaid in leather OF sHsn.'S
different tint, and ornamented with gilt Inc
doubure Is of red levant and the hyieaVes are Vi
.so,id gold A beautiful volume is Shely's "Laon
and Cvntbia" an edition OF 1918 in red leVant.
with an Communication OF gilt leaves Inc oouo-
lire is also red, with delicate lace pattern upon
II in gold and the yleaves are OF red MORE SIM
This is the work Of the English binder Laehns-
dorf A 1859 edition OF Charles Cottons poems
is bound by Riviere in brown levant In tne
o.,,r. ,s n panel Of lighter shade. upon which
e a conventional Grolieresque design In black
outlined in gilt. In the four corners, outside the
panel are the initials OF the author' u C'' /"
the form OF interlacing crescents.
ne ouincev's Opium Eater" 1922 Is done by
Zaehnsdort in green levant with an all-over pat
tern O. vines in blind toong In the oval spaces
formed By the regular INTERVENING OF the vines
are gilt tulips ard wild roses. The lining Is OF
gold China silk Victor Hugos Cromwell.
1898 has been bound by Sanblancx Weckesser.
a Frenchman. in blue evant. The tooling on
this consists Of a border Of many straight. par
allel lines in gold Those who understand the
difficulties ~ decorative. leather work know that
the parallel lines represent much more skill and
care than the more SNOWY patterns or flowers
and curves These are few Of the frs; editions
shown The modern volumes. while no. particu-
ariy valuable In themselves. are bound, however
with equal skill and effect One OF these IS
Gau;ier's "Madsmoiselle de Maupn.' in blue
levan' with the parallel gilt tooHng JUST re-
TERED to- i. IS By Chambolle-Durn. one or the
most noted OF the binders Of France. David, an
other esteemed workman Of the same country.
ha. bound 'T'Hsiore de Gil Bias in brown.
with red inlay and gilt toOlng. II is beauti-
fullv finished bit OF work. In contrast 10 the
decorated covers % his compariot5. Trauz-
Rauzonnct has in the exhibition an Aldine edi-
ton Of Horace, In absolutely plain red levant.
The rich quality Of the leather gives tho book
solid imposing appearance, and the lack OF orna-
nlent is not felt
A specimen Of the work OF Claessena. the Bel
eian Is offered IN n book called Les Higarrures
et Touches du SeIgneur des Accords." The levant
f. OF a pale citron color and upon II pattern
o. the typical Grolier style with inlay Of scarlet
bl.c garnet and gilt
Among the notable examples from the English
worknen there is n volume OF Shekespcare's
sonne;s bv Mr.. Golden Sanderson. OF Doves
Bindcry The ground is red levant. Upon this
has been fooled IN gilt n marvellously delicate
pattern Of intricate design. II has the effect OF
lace. though Il is composed OF interlacing vines.
In which are set at intervals the conventional
Tudor roses which are a favorite form of decora-
ton with Mr. Golden Sanderson. The Pointiler
gilt COTS which are thickly scattered through
the design as a fll.ng. are. In the case OK TINS
book. tiny stars instead OF mere points.
stikenan, the American binder. has a pretty
specimen in a volume entitled "A Book ABOUT
Fans" The decoration consists OF fans IN Inlay
u different coors upon ground OF piue 'eVa"'