Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction Paperback - 1996
by Aldren A. Watson
From the rear 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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- Title Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction
- Author Aldren A. Watson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st THUS
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dover Publications, Mineola, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1996-07-02
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780486291574 / 048629157X
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.6 in (27.69 x 20.83 x 1.52 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Bookbinding - Handbooks, manuals, etc, Handicraft - Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95052594
- Dewey Decimal Code 686.302
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