Progessive instruction materials, [ca. 1890].

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Progessive instruction materials, [ca. 1890].

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A series of progressive bookbindings made by T.J. Cobden-Sanderson to demonstrate bookbinding to the pupils of St. Katherine's Binding Class. Each volume is blank except for Cobden-Sanderson's ms. notes at the front. Vol. 3: Frayed, tied up, rounded and ready for backing -- v. 4: Backed, ready for boarding -- v. 5: Boards bevelled -- v. 6: Edges cut down -- v. 7: Headbands sewn on -- v. 9: Waste torn away, board and end prepared for pasting down.

6 v. (of original 9?)

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Cobden-Sanderson, T. J. (Thomas James), 1840-1922

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T.J. Cobden-Sanderson was an English bookbinder, associated with the Arts and Crafts movement. Born in Northumberland, his family travelled extensively; he attended Cambridge, but did not take a degree. His intellectual gifts seemed to fill him with despair, and he read constantly, and was often depressed. He eventually became a barrister in London, where he made several important friends, notably William Morris, who introduced him to Annie Cobden; Sanderson and Annie married, and he changed his...