tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106258332024-03-13T04:30:47.121-07:00Rare Antiquarian BookPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962392242053650484noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10625833.post-1107718395562853992005-02-06T11:33:00.000-08:002006-03-21T07:46:07.496-08:00RARE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/276/1419/320/Tronsons%20Charles100105.jpg"><img style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/276/1419/200/Tronsons%20Charles100105.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Owning a rare book can not only be a good investment but a work of art to cherish and to pass down through generations. </span><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Books have long been the source of family history, be it a great grandfathers signature claiming to be "his book" or a family Bible recording the dates of births, deaths and marriages.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/1600/restoring%20old%20books.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/200/restoring%20old%20books.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/1600/restoring%20old%20books1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/200/restoring%20old%20books1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962392242053650484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10625833.post-1107714855193855512005-02-06T10:34:00.001-08:002006-04-08T12:55:15.580-07:00Rare Antiquarian Books<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/1600/bookplate.3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/320/bookplate.1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">This 19thC bookplate shows just how books were valued by their previous owners, it reads;<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >"If thou art borrow'd by a friend,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Right welcome shall he be,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >To read, to study, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >not </span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >to lend</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" > But to return to me.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Not that imparted know</span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >ledge doth,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >Diminish learning store,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >But books I find when o</span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;" >ften lent,</span><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Return to me no more".</span><br /></span><br /><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><font><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><br />Read slowly; pause frequently; think seriously;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><font><font><font><font><font><font><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> RETURN DULY<br />with the corners of the leaves not turned down.<br /><br />Just about sums it up for me that does!<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962392242053650484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10625833.post-1107714864424639432005-02-06T10:34:00.000-08:002005-02-17T16:30:23.826-08:00Rare Antiquarian BooksWelcome to Paul Tronson, Master Bookbinder's site at Period Fine Bindings - it is devoted to Books, Fine Bindings, Great Binders and the Art of Bookbinding. You can use the top ten links on the right hand side of this page to access the completed links on this site. This is a very good place to start:<br /><br /><a href="http://periodfinebindings.typepad.com/period_fine_bindings/">http://periodfinebindings.typepad.com/period_fine_bindings/</a><br /><br />If you'd like to contact Paul, to make an appointment to discuss a valuation, commission or just for a chat about rare books then call +44 (0) 1564 793800 or email: <a href="mailto:tronson1@gmail.com">tronson1@gmail.com</a> at Period Fine Bindings, Yew Tree Farm, Wootton Wawen, Nr Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire UK <a href="http://tinyurl.com/5rvnv">B95 6BY </a>You can read about Paul's experiences and some of the amazing bookbinding commissions he has undertaken <a href="http://periodfinebindings.typepad.com/about.html">here</a>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962392242053650484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10625833.post-1107714831878095562005-02-06T10:33:00.001-08:002006-05-05T07:28:25.100-07:00Rare Antiquarian BooksYour rare antiquarian books can be transformed from<br />something "throw away" to something beautiful that can be<br />cherished by generations.<br />This set of nineteenth century Bibles were not common<br />but had great sentimental value which was more important <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/1600/2%20Vol%20Bible%20Before.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/200/2%20Vol%20Bible%20Before.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/1600/Colour%20Bible%20two%20together.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/200/Colour%20Bible%20two%20together.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962392242053650484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10625833.post-1107714843626197322005-02-06T10:33:00.000-08:002006-05-05T07:21:20.256-07:00Rare Antiquarian Books<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/1600/Oliver%20Twist%201.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/200/Oliver%20Twist%201.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/1600/Purple%20Trio22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/200/Purple%20Trio22.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So who had a 1st edition Oliver twist, restored and bound<br />at Period Fine Bindings, for Christmas then?Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962392242053650484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10625833.post-1107541426816954002005-02-04T10:23:00.000-08:002006-05-17T03:42:53.443-07:00Rare Antiquarian Books<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/1600/Bookbinding1.0.3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/200/Bookbinding1.0.3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/1600/Bookbinding16.3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/879/830/200/Bookbinding16.3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>By creating a finer binding contemporary to the period,<br />your rare book will continue to increase in value with every<br />coming year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For more information contact<br />Paul Tronson at:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">periodfinebindings@googlemail.com</span>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08962392242053650484noreply@blogger.com