School books in Chirm's binding. It has long been matter of complaint, that books used in schools, ... are in general worse bound than other books, ... To remedy this evil, a method is now adopted, of binding these books ... upon bands.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[1776]
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| Item Description: | Dated at end: March 11. 1776. Within a heart-shaped ornament: "Silvanus Chirm, stationer and bookseller, at the Golden Heart, number 98. Aldersgate Bars, near Charterhouse-Square, London". An advertisement outlining a method of binding school books using bands on the spine to make the books more robust and containing the names of twenty-three schoolmasters who give their approbation to this method of binding. At foot of text: "To prevent mistakes and impositions, these printed bills are placed in the front of every book in the banded binding, and in no other". Reproduction of original from British Library. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 sheet) |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |