This vintage book contains a detailed and practical guide to decorating leather. Profusely illustrated and containing many examples of leather decoration from various sources, this volume will be of considerable utility to those with a practical interest in leather working and decorating. Contents include: "The Decoration of Leather in the Past," "Tools and Leather," "Methods of Working in Leather," "Leather Mosaic," "Dyes, Patines and Gilding," "The Choice of Design and Colour," "Leather Hangings an Furniture," "Some Extracts from the Report of the Committee on Leather for Bookbinding,...