The Voices Of Silence ( In Deluxe Full Morocco Binding By Bernard Chester Middleton, And With His Christmas Card And A Signed Note)

New York: Doubleday / Bernard Chester Middleton, 1953. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. Color Plates And B/W Illustrations. 661 Pp. First Printing, 1953, New York (Stated). In A Deluxe Black Full Morocco Binding Gilt, Red Morocco Spine Label, Elaborate Gilt Turns, Marbled Endpapers, All Edges Gilt. Also With A Christmas Card From Dora And Bernard Middleton, And His Calligraphic Note Apologizing For A Delay In Sending This Book. Per Wikipedia, Bernard Chester Middleton Mbe ( 1924 - 2019) Was A Preeminent British Restoration Bookbinder. He Was Regarded As One Of The Foremost Book Craftsmen And Trade Historians Of Modern Times, Lecturing And Teaching In Europe (Belgium, Switzerland, And The Netherlands) And The Americas (Brazil, The United States, And Venezuela). He Authored Two Major Works, A History Of English Craft Bookbinding Technique (1963) And The Restoration Of Leather Bindings (1972), Which Became Essential Reading For Professional Bookbinders, Scholars And Collectors. In The Trade, He Was Known As "The Great Man". He Was Elected A Fellow Of The Royal Society Of Arts In 1951 And, In 1986, Was Awarded An Mbe For Services To Bookbinding. His Gold-Tooled Bindings May Be Seen In The British Library, The Victoria And Albert Museum, The Royal Library, Windsor, And The Wormsley Library, And In Other Major Libraries Worldwide.