This is a detailed history of the Doves Bindery, which in the 30 years of its existence produced some of the finest bookbindings ever conceived. The text is supported by many appendices, including a discussion of fake bindings, and a complete catalogue of books produced is provided.

The Doves Bindery

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Tidcombe, Marianne

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Oak Knoll Books

During the period 1880 to 1920 the number of women bookbinders in Britain increased dramatically. This is an introduction to the role and work of women craft binders during the period, including Sarah Prideaux, Katharine Adams, Sybil Pye and the Guild of Women Binders. All significant figures are included, and the text is supported with appendices illustrating the tools used by Prideaux, Adams and Pye, and a list of women in charge of bookbinding shops in Britain before 1900. A list of women binders in America is also included. The aim of the book is to make a significant contribution to the study of the role of women in the late 19th-and early 20th-century book trade.

Women Bookbinders, 1880-1920

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Oak Knoll Pr

This highly researched work is the most authoritative account of the first and most famous private press of the 20th century - The Doves Press. Starting its operation in the wake of William Morris, the Doves Press became a major influence in the development of modern book design. 
Marianne Tidcombe reveals the intriguing story of the cutting of the famous Dove's Type, the printing of Paradise Lost, Paradise Regain'd, and The English Bible. Also included is the saga of Cobden-Sanderson's short and stormy partnership with Emery Walker. 
This work contains eight pages of color illustrations with over 100 black and white illustrations. A detailed descriptive bibliography of all the books and papers printed at the Doves Press along with a list of all ephemeral items is provided. Marianne Tidcombe has spent over 30 years researching the Doves Press. This work is co-published with The British Library.

The Doves Press

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During the period 1880 to 1920 the number of women bookbinders in Britain increased dramatically. This is an introduction to the role and work of women craft binders during the period, including Sarah Prideaux, Katharine Adams, Sybil Pye and the Guild of Women Binders. All significant figures are included, and the text is supported with appendices illustrating the tools used by Prideaux, Adams and Pye, and a list of women in charge of bookbinding shops in Britain before 1900. A list of women binders in America is also included. The aim of the book is to make a significant contribution to the study of the role of women in the late 19th-and early 20th-century book trade.

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The Doves Bindery

Women Bookbinders, 1880-1920

The Doves Bindery

The Doves Press

Women Bookbinders, 1880-1920