Bookbinding for beginners /
This book is a guide for the complete beginner, and explains all you need to know to produce attractive bindings. Starting with sheets of paper and carrying right through to the final lettering and decoration, there are step-by-step instructions on how to carry out the various processes. There are s...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London : New York :
Studio Vista ; Watson-Guptill,
[1967]
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| Series: | Pocket how to do it.
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| Summary: | This book is a guide for the complete beginner, and explains all you need to know to produce attractive bindings. Starting with sheets of paper and carrying right through to the final lettering and decoration, there are step-by-step instructions on how to carry out the various processes. There are sections on rebinding sewn and unsewn books, binding pamphlets, repairing torn pages and cloth covers, and simple leather binding. There are suggestions for the use of unusual materials and decorations, and the descriptions of standard tools and equipment include substitutes and improvisations to help avoid expense. |
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| Item Description: | Accession #: 2020_0001 The Cushing Library Lit/Mitchell copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell. In the "Pocket how to do it" series. Series title does not appear on piece. Six sewn signatures, case-bound in illustrated laminated paper over boards. |
| Physical Description: | 104 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 103) and index. |