19th C. American Wood Book Binding Press & Book sold at auction on

North America, United States, ca. second half of the 19th century CE. A hand-carved wooden book binding press with a planar rectangular base, tall side panels, a top bar held in place with a pair of mortises and small iron nails, and a threaded wooden rod which presses on a beveled wooden plank beneath. Included with the binding press is a copy of Henry J. Raymond's 1865 book entitled, "The Life and Public Service of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States; Together with His State Papers, Including His Speeches, Addresses, Messages, Letters, and Proclamations, and The Closing Scenes Connected with His Life and Death." Binding presses like this example were used to compress the pages within the covers during the drying process and facilitate the binding process once fully dried. Size of press (w/o threaded rod): 13.375" L x 4" W x 7.7" H (34 cm x 10.2 cm x 19.6 cm). Provenance: private Long Island, New York, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #147378

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