Traces of the Original Binding
Title
Traces of the Original Binding
Description
I chose this copy of The Fishing Tourist for rebinding as the text block was generally clean but the binding had suffered serious damage. When I received the rebound book from Debra Frances, I was delighted to find a portion of the original binding’s spine and endband pasted to new front free endpaper. Small details such as this that preserve the physical history of a specific copy of a book are one of the things I love about book collecting.
Creator
Justin Hanisch (photographer)
Source
The Fishing Tourist: Angler's Guide and Reference Book
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Date
1873
Contributor
Debra Frances (binding in fish skin); Charles Hallock (author)
Format
Small octavo
Language
English
Coverage
New York (published); bound in lake trout caught in northwestern Ontario
Citation
Justin Hanisch (photographer), “Traces of the Original Binding,” Bruce Peel Special Collections Library Online Exhibits, accessed July 10, 2025, https://omeka.library.ualberta.ca/items/show/3314.