Hand bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction / Aldren A. Watson

Identifier:REF.BB.1940

Dimensions:93 pages illustrations 27 cm

Copyright dates:1986

Subjects: Bookbinding Handbooks, manuals, etc., Bookbinding., hand binding, self-instructional materials

Description: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.