The Craft of Bookbinding | Manly Banister

Author:  Manly Banister
Publisher:  Dover Publications (1994)
ISBN-10:  0486278522
ISBN-13: 9780486278520
Condition: Very Good.
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 160
Dimensions: 23.5 x 16.6 x 1 cm
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by  Manly Banister
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Most book lovers are familiar with the frustration of having a treasured book fall apart from age or use or both. Now the solution is at hand in this modestly priced, step-by-step guide to the craft of hand bookbinding. With this book, you'll learn how to restore not only ailing hardcovers, but paperbacks, periodicals, and other materials as well.

Profusely illustrated with over 250 photos and drawings by the author, the clear, concise text gives details of book sewing of all types antique, flexible, outside cords, lockstitch, whipstitch, and more, as well as the modern practice of perfect binding in which the bound book is composed of single sheets.

You'll also learn how to make endpapers, attach headbands, case in, and cover with book cloth, buckram, artificial leather, and other materials. Finally, Mr. Banister offers clear instructions for adding titling and decoration with gold leaf, gold and metal foils, and printed labels