For the Love of the Binding : Studies in Historical Bookbinding Presented to Mirjam Foot [new] [first edition]

London / New Castle, Delaware: The British Library / Oak Knoll Press, 2000. Brand New condition in a Brand New clear plastic dust jacket. FLAWLESS CONDITION. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 2000. First Edition. Well illustrated with 42 photos of fine bindings in gorgeous full color, and 220 black-and-white reproductions. This festschrift in tribute to Mirjam Foot has contributions from 27 eminent scholars in the history of bookbinding -- Robin Myers, Michael Gullick, Christopher de Hamel, Lotte Hellinga, Elly Cocx-Indestege, Giles Barber, Anthony Hobson, Laura Nuvolini, Nicolas Barker, Nicholas Pickwoad, David Pearson, Elisabeth Leedham-Green, John Morris, Vanessa Marshall, Jan Storm van Leeuwen, David Paisley, Richard Ovendon, Bryan Maggs, John Collins, Paul Morgan, Esther Potter, Christian Coppens, Edmund M.B. King, Marianne Tidcombe, Anna Simoni, Dorothy A. Harrop, and P.J.M. Marks. Includes a bibliography of the writings of Mirjam Foot. Bound in the original sky-blue boards and navy blue cloth spine with gilt-stamped red labels on the spine and front cover. Complete with clear mylar dust jacket, as issued. Oversize Hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. New/New. xiv, 378pp. + color plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.