tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2753528173182575800..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Romantic-Era Bibliocrafting? Dorothy Wordsworth's "Cottonian Bindings", c 1820Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-20909504112478298752014-05-21T07:54:52.706-04:002014-05-21T07:54:52.706-04:00I once lived in a small town where the library use...I once lived in a small town where the library used to cover old books with worn bindings with wallpaper remnants. It made for nice cheerful bookshelves—and was certainly better than throwing out the books.Lilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-56221287932171152032014-05-21T07:46:40.146-04:002014-05-21T07:46:40.146-04:00The titles are:
"Some Account of the Life a...The titles are: <br /> "Some Account of the Life and Writings of Lope Felix de Vega Carpio"<br />"The Life and Errors of John Dunton, 2 vol."<br />Not exactly bestsellers....<br /><br />I, too, wondered if this was a cheaper alternative for new books bought in boards - a DIY way to have new titles without the cost of leather binding. But apparently this wasn't the case, at least with the volumes in the Wordsworth and Southey libraries. All were well-worn older books, most likely purchased used, and then recovered. <br /><br />Which is not to say that there aren't some books with cottonian bindings floating around out there that were purchased new - but these examples weren't. Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-56806752753000977752014-05-21T07:14:06.423-04:002014-05-21T07:14:06.423-04:00Do you know the titles of the books?
I wonder if a...Do you know the titles of the books?<br />I wonder if all the books were battered, or if they could have been bought in boards and covered at home rather than sending to a bindery. Cotton would have been cheaper than even the calf binding. Many books were sold in boards to be covered by the purchaser, <br />Regencyresearcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828749339318882968noreply@blogger.com