Geheimen der boekbinderij =
Subtitle: Secrets of bookbinding : an anonymous 19th century Dutch bookbinding manual
By: reproduced in facsimile with a translation, introduction, and notes by Richard J. Wolfe ; with 4 original samples of marbling and 4 samples of gilding on paper, silk, velvet, and leather.
Contributors: Wolfe, Richard J.; Firefly Press.
Publisher: [the author]
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 23
Subjects: Bookbinding -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Bookbinding -- Netherlands; Marbling (Bookbinding) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Bookbinding -- Gilding -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other titles: Secrets of bookbinding
Notes: Includes facsimile reprint of: Geheimen der boekbinderij, of Handeleiding voor boekbinders ... /door B.  Amsterdam, [1845 or 6].

Parallel Dutch text and English translation on facing pages, numbered in duplicate 1-15.

"Approximately 250 copies ... have been printed, of which 200 are for sale.  The printing was done at Firefly Press, Somerville, Massachusetts ... The marbled samples and cover paper were made by Richard J. Wolfe, and each copy is signed by him."--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references.