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Nicolas Barker

01/14/202410/13/2013 by henrywells

Nicolas Barker visited Wells College last Thursday where he visited the Book Arts Center and gave a brilliant talk to the community. The lecture was attended by book arts board … Read more

Categories Book Arts Tags Book Arts, Fine Printing, letterpress, metal type, Nicolas Barker, printing, Typography, Wells Book Arts Center 6 Comments
01/14/202410/09/2013 by henrywells

Yellow-back: ‘The nickname given to the particular type of cheap edition evolved in the middle of the 19th century for display and sale on railway bookstalls. It was usually (but … Read more

Categories Book Arts Tags binding, Book Arts, Britain, British Library, cheap books, Nicolas Barker, publishing, wells, Wells Book Arts Center, yellow back
01/14/202410/07/2013 by henrywells

“The issue-monger is one of the worst pests of the collecting world, and the more dangerous because many humble and well-intentioned collectors think him a hero to whom they should … Read more

Categories Book Arts Tags ABC for Book Collectors, Book Collecting, books, Comics, Iron Monger, issue point, Issue-monger, John Carter, Nicolas Barker, printing
01/14/202409/30/2013 by henrywells

The Book Arts Center presents the 36th Susan Garretson Swartburg Lecture on October 10, 2013 at 5:00 pm. We are honored to have Nicolas Barker, renowned as the editor of … Read more

Categories Book Arts Tags Book Arts, books, letterpress, Nicolas Barker, printing, Wells College

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