THE ARTISTIC CRAFTS SERIES
OF TECHNICAL HANDBOOKS
EDITED BY W. R. LETHABY

BOOKBINDING

BOOKBINDING, AND
THE CARE OF BOOKS

A HANDBOOK FOR AMATEURS BOOKBINDERS & LIBRARIANS BY DOUGLAS COCKERELL
WITH
DRAWINGS BY NOEL ROOKE AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS

NEW YORK
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
1910

Copyright, 1901,
By D. Appleton and Company
All rights reserved

White Pigskin.—Basle, 1512.

EDITOR’S PREFACE