| The Thames and Hudson Manual of Bookbinding Contributor(s): Johnson, Arthur (Author) |
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ISBN: 0500680116 ISBN-13: 9780500680117 Publisher: Thames & Hudson OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1981 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Book Printing & Binding |
| Dewey: 686.302 |
| LCCN: 81050759 |
| Series: Thames and Hudson Manuals (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (0.80 lbs) 226 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To give a book a worthy binding is one of the most satisfying of crafts. Beyond the utility of a good binding, there is a great deal of aesthetic pleasure to be gained from a book that opens easily and flatly, and from the decoration, the harmony of colors, and the brilliance of gold. Arthur Johnson, one of Britain's foremost designer-bookbinders, has written a manual of the craft whose clarity and comprehensiveness make it invaluable to the student and the professional. It covers equipment, tools, and materials; all stages of preparation (end papers, sewing, rounding and backing, edge-gilding, etc.); different binding styles; and the finer points of finishing. The illustrations show not only tools, materials, and processes, but also a selection of striking and beautiful examples of the binder's art, both historic and modern. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Arthur: - Arthur Johnson, one of Britain's foremost designer-bookbinders, has written a manual of the craft whose clarity and comprehensiveness make it invaluable to the student and the professional. |