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Vol. for 1867 includes Illustrated catalogue of the Paris Universal Exhibition.
This is an informational text on the leather trade and its use to manufacture and bind books. The leather used in binding and repairing damaged books is different as it is light and is tanned pale before being dyed. With simple language free of technicalities, the writer made it easy for the general public to understand this work. Contents include: History of Sumach Tanning in England, Degradation of the Manufacture of Leather, and History of the Reform Movement. By E. Wyndham Hulme The Causes of Decay in Bookbinding Leathers. By J. Gordon Parker Provenance, Characteristics, and Values of Modern Bookbinding Leathers. By A. Seymour-Jones The Repairing and Binding of Books for Public Libraries. By Cyril Davenport Specification for the Fittings of a Small Bindery. By F. J. Williamson
Collections includes manuscripts of Williamson's writings and speeches, research files, and correspondence relating to his career at Sunset. Also included are editions of the Sunset Western Garden Book.