Craig (Maurice), 1919-2011

(32 cm), x, 47 pp., 59 plates (one in colour). Publisher’s blue cloth, printed dust jacket (Brodart dust jacket protector). - The first full-scale monograph on Irish bookbindings. Examining the various styles and tools used, Craig isolated the work of individual shops which he identified as Parliamentary Binders A and B, the College Binder, the Rawdon Binder, etc. ¶ Wrapper slightly finger-stained; otherwise an excellent, unmarked copy.