Discusses and depicts 64 bookbindings from eight bookbinders commissioned by the author for his collection. On pages 62 and 63, Van der Marck mentions how the Sackners introduced him to one of the binders, Timothy Ely, who had been his student at the University of Washington. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Describes bookbindings by Alan Lobstein and Jill Oriane Tarlau. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The inserted stapled pages consist of a glossery of French bookbinding terms used in the catalog. The works on exhibition featured French avant garde bookbindings. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The bookbinding was done by Alain Lobstein and includes his stamp. This special edition includes an additional 15 prints and three drawings by Bertini which were refused by the editor. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The catalogue illustrates the rich and varied bookbindings by Lobstein in 34 colored photographs. The Sackner Archive contains a fine Lobstein bookbinding of "Stele pour Adam de la Halle" by Jean Jacques Leveque and Gianni Bertini. Julius Baltazar contributed a poetic introduction to the catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.