Library Bookbinding (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Arthur L. Bailey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0484377876 ISBN 13: 9780484377874

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Mastering library bookbinding: practical guidance on materials, methods, and cost efficiency

This concise guide helps librarians and binders choose the right approaches for library use, balancing strength, wear, and value. It covers core processes, materials, and decision points that affect how books are bound, repaired, or discarded.

Written to clarify how binding choices affect daily library service, this edition emphasizes practical know‑how over theory. It explains how to assess books for rebinding, replacement, or repair, and how to plan bindings that fit a book’s use and the library’s budget. The book also draws clear distinctions between commercial, artistic, and library bindings, with guidance on when each is appropriate.

• Understand when to rebind, recase, or discard, based on condition, demand, and circulation data
• Learn about different binding types and their tradeoffs for fiction, reference, and magazines
• Explore practical steps for preparing volumes for the bindery and for repair
• Get tested approaches to cost control and long‑term shelf life of library collections

Ideal for library staff, bindery workers, and administrators seeking reliable, field‑tested methods for efficient, durable book binding.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0484377876
• ISBN 13: 9780484377874
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 260