{"product_id":"preview-psb-granite-shell","title":"preview: PSB Granite Shell","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHIS IS A PREVIEW LISTING\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be available to purchase on Sunday, November 1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eat:\u003cbr\u003eUK 8pm, Berlin 9pm, LA 12pm (midday), NY 3pm.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePUBLISHER'S SEMI BINDING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of a series of 37 bindings for drawing \u0026amp; writing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THIS SERIES OF BOOKS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on books published in Russia between 1900 and 1917, these half-leather bindings are contemporary Properly Made versions of something which was cheaply mass produced up until the revolution.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmark class=\"b6AQX\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=nsYXvc_r\/cFwyDc\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjp9pO5nsmXAxVrbEEAHQqdOhkQuJAPegYIAAgNEAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-sae=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher's semi-binding\u003c\/strong\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/mark\u003ebecame a highly specific, standardised fixture of late Imperial Russian mass-market printing. Before the turn of the century, most cheap Russian books were sold as fragile softcovers, leaving it to the buyer to pay a workshop for a custom hardback casing. However, to meet the soaring demand for literacy in the early 1900s, iconic mega-publishers like Ivan Sytin and \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eAdolf Marx\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e revolutionized the market by offering pre-bound, cheap hardcovers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePROPERLY MADE PUBLISHER'S SEMI BINDINGS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur versions salute the aesthetic of the original books whilst replacing the cheap materials and machine-made construction with the best quality materials and high-end handmade techniques. 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Until about 1850, all old paper was made by hand from pure linen rag. 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