Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction - Hardcover

Aldren A. Watson

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9780026244305: Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0026244306 ISBN 13: 9780026244305
Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co, 1986

Synopsis

Expert guide to creating fine books by hand. Thorough, detailed instructions, with over 270 helpful illustrations, cover materials, tools and equipment, making a slipcase, rebinding an old book, more. Also, 8 specific projects: dust jacket; blank book, single signature; folio; manuscript binding; music binding, 3 more. Introduction.

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From the Back Cover

Before the advent of modern mass-production methods, books were bound by hand to remarkably high standards of quality. Beautiful and durable, they appealed to book lovers who appreciated not only a book's content but also the quality and craftsmanship of its binding. Unfortunately, the introduction of machine-binding methods, while making books widely available at reasonable prices, also largely curtailed the art and craft of making fine books by hand.
This expert guide offers a solution. In its pages, craftspeople can learn the traditional methods of bookbinding and produce high-quality hand-bound books themselves. Thorough, detailed instructions, with over 270 helpful illustrations by the author, cover materials, tools, and equipment (including making your own); fundamental procedures and technical methods; rebinding an old book; making a slipcase, and other essentials. Also included are well-illustrated, step-by-step directions for eight binding projects: dust jacket; blank book, single signature; folio; blank book, four signatures; manuscript binding; music binding; and two more.
Clearly written and easy to follow, this manual will be indispensable to those wishing to create high-quality handcrafted bindings themselves; it will also serve as a valuable reference for students and professionals in publishing and its allied trades.

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Publisher
Macmillan Pub Co
Publication date
1986
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0026244306
ISBN 13 
9780026244305
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
160
Rating
  • 4.08 out of 5 stars
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9780486291574: Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction (Dover Crafts: Book Binding & Printing)

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ISBN 10:  048629157X ISBN 13:  9780486291574
Publisher: Dover Publications, 1996
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