Bookbinding, and the Care of Books: A Handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders Librarians Illustrated Edition Dodo Press Paperback 1409946789 9781409946786 Douglas Cockerell

• Format: Paperback
• Author: Douglas Cockerell
• ISBN10: 1409946789
• ISBN13: 9781409946786

Douglas Bennett Cockerell 1870-1945 was a British bookbinder who revolutionised modern bookbinding. At fifteen he went to Canada and worked as a farm hand, a wool carder, and a bank clerk. In 1891 he returned to England and was introduced to the book arts by his brother Sydney, a British museum curator, collector, and well-connected figure in the literary world and the private secretary to William Morris. In 1893, Douglas was apprenticed to Thomas J. Cobden-Sanderson at the Doves Bindery. There he learned the importance of combining quality materials with technical skill and creativity. He founded his own bindery in London in 1897 and took up a teaching position at the London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts. His works include: Bookbinding, and the Care of Books 1901 , Some Notes on Bookbinding 1929 and Bookbinding as a School Subject 1939 .