Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction Revised Edition Contributor(s): Watson, Aldren A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 048629157X ISBN-13: 9780486291574 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1996 Annotation: 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. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Book Printing & Binding |
Dewey: 686.302 |
LCCN: 95052594 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.2" W x 10.9" (0.95 lbs) 160 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |