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(Bookbinding) Frigge, Karli. LEATHER BOOKS, AN ILLUSTRATED HANDBOOK.
(Joppe, Netherlands K. Frigge 1997) tall large 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. 3-90, (2) pages.
Limited to 415 copies, including 370 in this binding. In this illustrated handbook expert bookbinder Karli Frigge explains two methods of binding in leather based on sewing the gatherings onto leather thongs, which are in turn drawn through boards. With 75 drawings; "intended for advanced bookbinders." Some of the processes illustrated (making a headcap, backing a spine, making a hollow, sewing, gluing) are more widely applicable in binding.
Price: $ 58.00 other currencies Order nr. 53163

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(Bookbinding) Greenfield, Jane and Jenny Hille HEADBANDS, HOW TO WORK THEM
New Castle Oak Knoll Press (2013) 6 x 9 inches paperback (viii), 88 pages
Paperback edition. Third printing of the second, revised and corrected edition. The resurgence of interest in hand bookbinding has led to the publication of countless practical manuals on the subject. These manuals tend to provide an outline of the basic bookbinding techniques but do little to provide detailed information on specific aspects of the craft. A topic which is often overlooked is how to create headbands - those decorative bands of silk or cotton which can be found fastened inside the top (and sometimes also the bottom) of the spine of a book.
Now, at last, two experienced hand bookbinders have produced an easy to use, step-by-step guide showing how to create fourteen different styles of headbands. Separate chapters are devoted to each headband with all the necessary materials and equipment listed at the beginning. Each step is clearly illustrated by an accompanying diagram, and all the instructions have been tried out on students of the craft and perfected at the bench so that the easiest and simplest method is presented. Written for both beginners and experienced binders alike, Headbands has established itself as one of the classic manuals for the hand bookbinder.
Price: $ 14.95 other currencies Order nr. 43018

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(Bookbinding) Greenfield, Jane THE CARE OF FINE BOOKS.
New York Skyhorse Publishing 2007 8vo paper wrappers 154 pages
New edition with foreword by Nicholas A. Basbanes. Here is a concise and readable handbook on how to care for any book of value. For collectors, librarians, and curators, this work is an elegant summation of their responsibilities and techniques. Sections include a brief history of book-construction methods, a discussion of the nature of fine books and their component materials, and thorough advice on the storage and handling of books, securing a collection against fire, flood, theft, or other mishap; and the cleaning and repair of books. Well-illustrated with over 200 line illustrations.
Price: $ 12.95 other currencies Order nr. 104585

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(Bookbinding) Lhotka, Edward R. ABC OF LEATHER BOOKBINDING: A MANUAL FOR TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press (2010) large 8vo. Paperback. 142 pages. Illus.
Reprint of the first Editionof 2005. This work is an illustrated manual that shows step-by-step the art and science of fine leather bookbinding. The author learned the ancient craft from one of England's foremost binders, Alfred de Sauty. In this important work, he takes the reader through the intricacies of traditional leather binding. SALES RIGHTS: Worldwide except in the UK; available in the UK from The British Library.
Price: $ 19.95 other currencies Order nr. 79690

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(Bookbinding) Lindsay, Jen FINE BOOKBINDING: A TECHNICAL GUIDE
New Castle, Delaware, and London Oak Knoll Press and The British Library 2009 9 x 9.75 inches paperback 216 pages
The purpose of this book is to guide the reader through the sequence of operations involved in creating a book bound in leather, or a "fine binding." The author defines a fine binding as a book fully covered in leather, with leather-jointed endpapers, gilt edges, and leather doublures. Although a basic knowledge of bookbinding terms and techniques is assumed, this book is meant for both novice and experienced bookmakers.

The book is intended to be used as an active guide during the process of fine binding. It is arranged into sixteen sections, listing the sequence of operations, beginning with preliminary work and ending with preparing and putting in leather doublures. Each section includes appropriately numbered instructions allowing the user to find his or her place in the sequence of operations with a reference for what step is next. There are also numbered explanatory sections that include a rationale (why you do it) and technique (how you do it). The work includes close to 300 black and white illustrations, four appendices, and a bibliography.

Jen Lindsay is a bookbinder with extensive experience in teaching, lecturing, and writing on bookbinding and the history of the book. She first studied bookbinding at Camberwell School of Art and Crafts, London (1977-1979), and then worked as a freelance bookbinder. She was a bookbinding tutor and Program Convener for the BA Bookbinding and BA Calligraphy programs at Roehampton Institute, West London (1983-2001) and then bookbinding tutor at The City Literary Institute, London (2001-2005).

Sales Rights: North and South America; available elsewhere from The British Library.
Price: $ 59.95 other currencies Order nr. 102152

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(Bookbinding) Middleton, Bernard C. A HISTORY OF ENGLISH CRAFT BOOKBINDING TECHNIQUE.
Foreword by Howard M. Nixon. New Castle and London Oak Knoll Press & The British Library 1996 (but 2008) 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiii, (i), 372 pages followed by 14 plates.
Fourth edition. This is a classic reference work about decorative and commercial English bookbinding techniques written by one of the foremost experts on bookbinding. Each chapter covers various aspects of bookbinding techniques as well as historical information. Each of the chapters describes the material of leaves and folding, beating and pressing, sewing endpapers, gluing the spine, rounding and backing, boards and their attachment, edge-trimming and decoration, headbands, back linings, covering, finishing siding and pasting down, equipment, book repairs and restoration. The book also includes appendices covering a variety of topics. Several sections describe the background and history of the London bookbinding trade around the beginning of the 19th century, its working conditions, and the growth of its binderies. Other sections discuss the specialization in book-edge gilding, the Arts & Crafts movement's influence on bookbinding styles, and the causes and prevention of leather decay. This book is an excellent background for those interested in the English technique. Illustrated with plates.
Price: $ 65.00 other currencies Order nr. 44862

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(Bookbinding) Middleton, Bernard C. THE RESTORATION OF LEATHER BINDINGS.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2004 small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 309 pages + 8 color plate pages.
Fourth edition, revised and expanded from the 1998 edition. A welcome new addition in this book is a full-color section for the identification of leather and marbled papers. From the author of HISTORY OF ENGLISH CRAFT BOOKBINDING TECHNIQUE (also published by Oak Knoll & The British Library), this classic in the field of bookbinding is a practical guide to the restoration of leather bindings. Revised and expanded, this work reflects advances in techniques and materials, and contains current information on suppliers and related publications. The book has chapters concerning definition of terms, tools and materials, cleaning, removing the spine, resewing and alternatives; gluing, rounding and backing; headbanding, back lining, preparation of boards, rebacking, replacing the spine, repairing caps and outer joints, repairing caoutchoue bindings, repairing corners, blending new endpapers, straightening warped boards, rebinding pasteboards, salvaging old sides; staining, aging, tooling and refurbishing, recording repairs, and a section of selected reading. Alternative approaches are included for rebinding when the original covers have been lost or are beyond restoration, modern rebinding, and replication of original bindings by combining elements of both modern and historical binding techniques. Middleton's work is designed to be a comprehensive handbook for practitioner and student alike when formal training in restorative techniques are unavailable. Also included is an updated listing of binders' suppliers. With numerous photographs and line drawings. Co-published with The British Library. SALES RIGHTS: Available worldwide from Oak Knoll. Available in the UK from The British Library.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 75328

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non-adhesive binding volume ii

(Bookbinding) Smith, Keith A. 1-2-&3-SECTION SEWINGS
Non-Adhesive Binding Volume II. Rochester, NY Keith Smith Books (2010) small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 320 pages.
Reprint of the first edition. Written and drawn instructions for 122 sewings which yield four, to perhaps a hundred pages imposed as one, two or three sections. Almost all of these sewings on continuous limp paper supports were devised by Smith, as the book was written. Photos of bindings by twenty-eight contemporary binders and artists. Glossary included.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 47244

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(Bookbinding) Smith, Keith A. and Fred A. Jordan SEWN AND PASTED CLOTH OR LEATHER BOOKBINDING FOR BOOK ARTISTS REQUIRING NO SPECIAL TOOLS OR EQUIPMENT.
Book No. 181. Rochester (NY) Keith Smith Books (2011) 8vo. sewn, stiff paper wrappers. 415+(1) pages.
First edition, later printing. Part of the Sewn and Pasted, Cloth or Leather series. The sixth book on book design and bookbinding from the book artist K.A. Smith, with the assistance of the binder and teacher F.A. Jordan, covers the making of books from the selection of paper from the standpoint of binding requirements up to and including finishing. Three bindings suitable for nonprofessional (but not unskilled!) binders are emphasized: pamphlet binding in boards, flat back (cased) binding, and tight back (rounded and backed) quarter leather. There are many photographic illustrations and clear drawings of structures, materials, processes and finished products. With notes, a glossary, indexes and a list of paper and leather suppliers.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 53429

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non-adhesive binding volume iii

(Bookbinding) Smith, Keith A. EXPOSED SPINE SEWINGS
Non-Adhesive Binding Volume III. Rochester Keith Smith Books (2011) 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 319+(1) pages.
Reprint of the first edition. Volume III of Smith's series on Non-Adhesive Binding describes a variety of techniques for sewing across the spine including Greek Binding, Celtic Weave and Caterpillar as well as nine various Coptic sewings. Illustrated with photographs by contemporary binders.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 46159

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(Bookbinding) Smith, Keith A. QUICK LEATHER BINDING
Non-Adhesive Binding Volume V. Rochester, NY Keith Smith Books 2011 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 317, (3) pages
First edition, second printing. The author's aim is to break away from traditional binding, yet keep the structures strong and the material archival. He strips away unnecessary steps, such as rounding and backing, and speeds up others, since he is working on books of 1-5, sections--quick leather bindings, with no paste or glue. Divided into sections on preliminaries, covers, continuous support sewings, and a glossary. Illustrated throughout with drawings and diagrams.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 73122

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Non-Adhesive Binding Volume IV

(Bookbinding) Smith, Keith A. SMITH'S SEWING SINGLE SHEETS
Non-Adhesive Binding Volume IV. Rochester, NY Keith Smith Books 2010 small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers 331, (5) pages
First edition, second printing. This is the fourth book in Smith's series on Non-Adhesive Binding. Precisely written and drawn instructions are provided for several variations on ways to bind single sheets of paper, board, Plexiglas or even metal. The bindings open flat to any page which makes for handsome and functional albums. Photos in black-and-white of bindings by other contemporary binders and artists are also featured. Includes glossary and indexes.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 65268

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(Bookbinding) Smith, Keith A. STRUCTURE OF THE VISUAL BOOK.
Book No. 95 New York Keith Smith Books 2003 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 431+(1) pages
Expanded Fourth Edition has been almost doubled in size to 432 pages. More than a revision, this is almost a new book within the previous. Contains over 450 photographs of artists books from 148 contemporary book artists from around the world.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 78452

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(Bookbinding) Young, Laura S. BOOKBINDING & CONSERVATION BY HAND: A WORKING GUIDE.
New Castle Oak Knoll Press (2012) 7 x 10 inches paperback 288 pages
Reprint of revised edition. This book is designed as a working guide in the field of hand bookbinding and book conservation. It is intended as a practical manual for teachers and their students; as an instruction guide to be followed by the beginner attempting to learn binding on his or her own; and as a ready reference for experienced binders, book collectors, book dealers, and librarians. Hand bookbinding in the United States has been influenced primarily by the English, French, and German schools of binding. The techniques described in this volume follow in principle the German school and, to the best of the author's knowledge, this is the first book in which these binding practices have appeared in English. German techniques move in a logical sequence and can be executed efficiently. The heart of this working guide is the three chapters dealing with techniques and the chapter on conservation. "Basic Techniques" details the fundamental skills that are applicable to all hand bookbinding. "General Techniques" includes those practices that, with minor variations, cover the early stages in all types of bindings. "Specific Techniques" describes the steps primarily used in producing a specific type of hand binding. The basic principles of conservation work cover one of the more important areas in the field of hand bookbinding today. All instructions throughout this book have been tested at the bench by at least one person, in addition to the author, for clarity and completeness. Where feasible, a list of materials needed precedes the step-by-step instructions for a given section or techniques. These lists will allow the binder to gather together all materials and equipment to be used before beginning work on any phase of the project. Originally published in 1981, Oak Knoll's edition has a revised bibliography and a new list of supply sources.
Price: $ 24.95 other currencies Order nr. 42513

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Johnson, Arthur W. THE REPAIR OF CLOTH BINDINGS.
New Castle, DE Oak Knoll Press 2013 6 x 9 inches paperback 140 pages
One of the leading designer bookbinders in Great Britain, Arthur Johnson has used his extensive knowledge of book construction to provide a reference manual for the repair and reconstruction of cloth bindings. Each process is explained in precise detail with clear text in order to give the worker confidence in this exacting skill. Using more than 90 illustrations, drawn by the author himself, Johnson explains his procedures for sound repair that he has developed over many decades. Johnson's ability to instruct and teach bookbinders, conservationists, and students of binding history is exceptional. He has written four other manuals on binding that are considered classics and The Repair of Cloth Bindings is no exception. Included in this work is a brief but comprehensive history of cloth as a binding material from its early use in handwork to complete automation.

Arthur W Johnson A.T.D., N.D.D., C & G L.I. is also a Honorary Fellow of Designer Bookbinders, Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Craft Education and Patron of the A.B.C. Book Society of New Zealand. He has lectured and written articles for book societies throughout the world. He has a degree in Art and diplomas in Bookbinding and Calligraphy.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 115658

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Miller, Julia BOOKS WILL SPEAK PLAIN: A HANDBOOK FOR IDENTIFYING AND DESCRIBING HISTORICAL BINDINGS
Ann Arbor, MI Legacy Press 2010 8vo cloth, dust jacket 528 pages, 374 illustrations
Books Will Speak Plain is published at a time when the historical book is at risk of being ignored, put away, and forgotten. This handbook combines an overview of the history of the codex with basic information about many of the materials and structures found on historical bindings. The book also includes description-survey guidelines and is supported by a variety of appendices. The book's focus on primarily non-luxury bindings adds depth to an often-neglected segment of the history of bookbinding.
Preservation is at the heart of Books Will Speak Plain. We have already lost too many historical bindings because their importance was not understood and appreciated. This book is a call to action to urge custodians of every kind of historical book collection, public, and private, to assess the physical character of the historical bindings in their care and record the changes that have accrued to those bindings during their passage through time.
This book is a resource that can be used to recognize binding variations that have long been overlooked and to document such bindings for future scholars. All bibliophiles, including book-binders, curators, private collectors, librarians, catalogers, antiquarian book-sellers, scholars of the book, and conservators, will find this an invaluable reference. Books Will Speak Plain is also a useful textbook for students enrolled in academic courses in the history of the book and book conservation, and in practical bookbinding. Photography: J. Wayne Jones - Drawings: Pamela Spitzmueller.
Price: $ 80.00 other currencies Order nr. 106900

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Whitley, Kathleen P. THE GILDED PAGE: THE HISTORY & TECHNIQUE OF MANUSCRIPT GILDING.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2010 6 x 9 inches hardcover, dust jacket 238 pages
Second edition; revised, with the addition of color plates and new information on ancient Egyptian Papyrus gilding. The Gilded Page traces the history of gilding from ancient Egypt and Babylon through Rome, the Near East, Mediæval and Renaissance Europe, and finally into the modern day studio.

This is a must-have book for book artists and illuminators, explaining in detail the historical and modern techniques of manuscript gilding, along with recipes and helpful hints. Learn step-by-step methods of applying and burnishing gold, described in a sensible and easy-to-understand way. Learn about the tools, methods, and materials employed in flat, raised, and pattern gilding for manuscripts and paintings, along with historical mordants such as Gesso Sottile, Gum Ammoniac, Gum Arabic, and Garlic Juice; and modern mordants such as Acrylic Gesso and White Glue.

This work is the most complete source available for detailed information on this ancient, obscure, and highly-prized craft. The Gilded Page is a valuable resource for conservationists and historians, as well as any artists interested in this ancient art form.

Kathleen Whitley is formally trained as an artist, and has received international recognition for her artwork. Her research into gilding and illumination was primarily due to her personal interest in historical methods and techniques. She currently lives in New England with her husband and their three cats.
Price: $ 49.95 other currencies Order nr. 94207

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Whitley, Kathleen P. THE GILDED PAGE: THE HISTORY & TECHNIQUE OF MANUSCRIPT GILDING.
New Castle, Delaware Oak Knoll Press and The British Library 2010 6 x 9 inches paperback 238 pages
Second edition; revised, with the addition of color plates and new information on ancient Egyptian Papyrus gilding. The Gilded Page traces the history of gilding from ancient Egypt and Babylon through Rome, the Near East, Mediæval and Renaissance Europe, and finally into the modern day studio.

This is a must-have book for book artists and illuminators, explaining in detail the historical and modern techniques of manuscript gilding, along with recipes and helpful hints. Learn step-by-step methods of applying and burnishing gold, described in a sensible and easy-to-understand way. Learn about the tools, methods, and materials employed in flat, raised, and pattern gilding for manuscripts and paintings, along with historical mordants such as Gesso Sottile, Gum Ammoniac, Gum Arabic, and Garlic Juice; and modern mordants such as Acrylic Gesso and White Glue.

This work is the most complete source available for detailed information on this ancient, obscure, and highly-prized craft. The Gilded Page is a valuable resource for conservationists and historians, as well as any artists interested in this ancient art form.

Kathleen Whitley is formally trained as an artist, and has received international recognition for her artwork. Her research into gilding and illumination was primarily due to her personal interest in historical methods and techniques. She currently lives in New England with her husband and their three cats.

Sales rights: Worldwide except in the UK; available in the UK from the British Library.
Price: $ 34.95 other currencies Order nr. 98228

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