Young, Laura S. - Bookbinding & Conservation by Hand: A Working Guide

New Castle, Oak Knoll Press, 1996. Softcover. A glossy light blue softcover book with white text down the spine. Pages: (14), 1-273. Illustrated with black-and-white images. "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." Contents are as follows: 1. The Makeup of the Book -- 2. Bindings and Book Design -- 3. Equipping a Workshop -- 4. Materials and Their Use -- 5. Basic Techniques -- 6. General Techniques -- 7. Specific Techniques -- 8. Finishing -- 9. Other Binding Styles -- 10. Protective Cases -- 11. Conservation Work. VG: Exlibary book in excellent condition. Sticker at the base of the spine. Stamp and sticker on the inside front cover. Stamp on the last page. Sticker and due date card on the back inside cover.

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