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The E-Sylum: Volume 16, Number 36, September 1, 2013, Article 17

FINE BINDINGS FROM EDWARDS OF HALIFAX

American Numismatic Society Librarian Elizabeth Hahn submitted these thoughts inspired by a recent acquisition. Thanks. -Editor

Bindings from Edwards of Halifax ANS Library recently acquired an early (1790) fixed price list published by the Edwards' family of booksellers and bookbinders who invented the technique today known as "Edwards of Halifax." There are some incredibly artistic examples in this technique, although I haven't come across any numismatic titles with this style of binding yet (I'm not sure they exist, but I would love to be wrong!). However, the FPL sale of 8 March, 1790, seems to be the only example where James Edwards sold anything other than books (the binding of this FPL is rather unremarkable in this case). The sale was titled "A Catalogue of Imperial Gold Coins..." The DONUM link is here:

donum.numismatics.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=186628

And I'm working on a future Library News column for the ANS Magazine for anyone who wants to learn more. I have found the story of these bibliophiles very interesting and this style of binding is really exquisite, so I wanted to share. Here is a good summary of the style with a few examples:

www.york.ac.uk/library/collections/researchandspecialcollections/treasures/edwards-fine-bindings/

Kolbe-Fanning 130th sale


Wayne Homren, Editor

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