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Finishing in Hand Bookbinding / Herbert Fahey and Peter Fahey
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REF.BB.1306
82, [5] p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
1951
Bookbinding
From Introduction: “The many excellent books on hand bookbinding that have been published are a help and inspiration to the beginner as well as the experienced craftsman. However, we feel that the operations of finishing should be explained in greater detail. No books or articles on hand finishing have been issued in recent years, giving in detail the trend of design, with the best methods and materials of craftsmanship. Very few modern designs have been illustrated or explained in treatises on binding and generally period decorations only are shown. This book is planned to overcome that lack. Each country has its distinct style and methods of hand binding. These differences in tooling and general finishing procedure are incorporated into the text of this book…This book concentrates on actual operation and procedures of hand tooling. The chapter on design has to do with modern conception and treatment. The term ‘finishing’ is applied to all work done after the work has been forwarded. The finisher must decide what lettering and decoration are to be put on the book. This includes tooling of the patterns in blind or with metal, onlay and inlay work, polishing and varnishing. The process of finishing is the means by which designs are put upon covers to echo the spirit of the story and what the binder thinks will further express that spirit.” Contents: Design – Tools Used in Finishing – Type and Handle Letters – Blinding-in – Blind Tooling – Tooling with Metal –Treatment of Leather – Gold, Silver, Foil – Inlays and Onlays – Parchment, Vellum, and Leather. Includes sample reproductions and descriptions of Fahey bindings, a bibliography and index.