BOOKBINDING: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE by Kathy Abbott
£19.95
BOOKBINDING: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE by Kathy Abbott
£19.95
Title Bookbinding: A Step-by-step Guide
Author(s)/Editor(s) Kathy Abbott
Publisher The Crowood Press
Pages 160
Dimensions 215 x 260 mm
Format Hardcover
Year 2010

The craft of bookbinding has a long history and tradition. It has developed through the ages and is now enjoying a period of renewed popularity and creativity. Whether you are a beginner or an established bookbinder wishing to refresh your memory, this practical book introduces the techniques with step-by-step instructions and photographs. It explains how to transform a few sheets of paper and some thread into a book to be proud of. For the more experienced, the author also covers how to work with leather to create classic, professional bindings.

Topics include: Single-section bindings; paperback and hardback Multi-section bindings; full cloth case, photograph album, quarter leather binding with paper or cloth-covered sides, and wrap-around structure Containers; phase box, slipcase and portfolio case.