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One of the principal texts of the Arts and Crafts movement in England, this classic work brought a resurgence of life and vigor to the ancient craft of binding books by hand. Its fame and usefulness has endured for more than a century, as evidenced by the many contemporary bookbinders and libraries who consider it to be the clearest and most valuable exposition of the technique of hand bookbinding in English. The text concisely covering virtually every aspect of the craft—from folding and collating pages, trimming and gilding edges, and cutting and attaching boards to preparing covers, mitring corners, designing and inlaying on leather, pasting down end papers, and creating clasps and ties. More than 20 informative text diagrams and eight plates, as well as a glossary and an index complete this important manual.
A "must-have" for craftspeople, libraries, and book preservationists, the volume remains one of the most valuable manuals available on the technique of hand binding.
A "must-have" for craftspeople, libraries, and book preservationists, the volume remains one of the most valuable manuals available on the technique of hand binding.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"Bookbinding and the Care of Books: A Handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders and Librarians" was originally published in the USA in 1901 and this edition is a republication from 2005.
If you're interested in the classical techniques of bookbinding as practised in the late 19th century, you are unlikely to find a better book. Even if you have only a passing interest in bookbinding, this book will fill in detail on all sorts of aspects of the subject.
It seems to have been written at a time when, at least in the author's view, standards of bookbinding were slipping and he was clearly worried that the contemporary techniques were likely to lead to the production of books with short lives. Whether this has turned out to be true is for the reader to judge.
The author's intention is to give the reader a firm grasp of the techniques which will be required to repair and preserve books in libraries, etc., protecting them from the ravages of time and inferior production. The whole range of activities is covered in depth, from entering books in a ledger when received, through the theory of folding and collation, pulling apart, cleaning, sewing, headbanding and casing to finishing, including leatherwork, gilding and tooling. There is also a chapter on the care of books once bound and a specification for the author's ideal forms of binding. A comprehensive glossary completes the volume.
The book is copiously illustrated with diagrams and there are a number of black and white pictures of artistic bindings, ancient and modern. The style of writing, as might be expected of an early 20th century handbook, is perhaps, to the modern reader, somewhat archaic, but it is not difficult to grasp the author's meaning.
If you're interested in the classical techniques of bookbinding as practised in the late 19th century, you are unlikely to find a better book. Even if you have only a passing interest in bookbinding, this book will fill in detail on all sorts of aspects of the subject.
It seems to have been written at a time when, at least in the author's view, standards of bookbinding were slipping and he was clearly worried that the contemporary techniques were likely to lead to the production of books with short lives. Whether this has turned out to be true is for the reader to judge.
The author's intention is to give the reader a firm grasp of the techniques which will be required to repair and preserve books in libraries, etc., protecting them from the ravages of time and inferior production. The whole range of activities is covered in depth, from entering books in a ledger when received, through the theory of folding and collation, pulling apart, cleaning, sewing, headbanding and casing to finishing, including leatherwork, gilding and tooling. There is also a chapter on the care of books once bound and a specification for the author's ideal forms of binding. A comprehensive glossary completes the volume.
The book is copiously illustrated with diagrams and there are a number of black and white pictures of artistic bindings, ancient and modern. The style of writing, as might be expected of an early 20th century handbook, is perhaps, to the modern reader, somewhat archaic, but it is not difficult to grasp the author's meaning.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The synopsis of this book is incorrect...it is nothing to do with jewellery, but is a "must-have" for craftspeople, libraries, and book preservationists, the volume remains one of the most valuable manuals available on the technique of hand binding books.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
make sure you understand the basics of bookbinding
3 Mar 2010
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this is good if you already kind of know what you are doing and just want to delve a little deeper into the world of bookbinding.
5 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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22 Feb 2010
Format:Paperback
I bought this among others for my daughter. She decided that she wanted to get into bookbinding. During the summer, she worked at one of the big libraries in Philadelphia, PA doing for some hands-on learning. Now she is at the MIT library in Cambridge, MA doing the same thing. Nothing like the good old books.
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