Hand-Made Books
Rob Shepherd
An Introduction to Bookbinding
This title is aimed at the amateur with a
limited budget. It explains the basic techniques of bookbinding through a
series of ten projects. All can be completed at the kitchen table using
equipment that can be found at home or that is inexpensive and readily
available. The book starts with three simple single-section books, each
bound in one of the three traditional styles. Having got to grips with
the basic techniques, the reader is then introduced to larger,
multi-section bindings for journals, cased-in magazines and scrap books.
In another chapter, Rob Shepherd deals with the method of binding
single, unfolded sheets of paper such as typed reports. For those with a
bookshelf full of old paperbacks, the explanation of how to repair them
should prove very easy to follow. To complete the projects, the method
of Japanese binding is described, which uses a limp cover sewn in a
decorative fashion. In the final project, the book tells how to make an
exquisite portfolio. The book should enable even the first-time
bookbinder to achieve a creditable result. A multitude of fabrics and
papers can be used as covering materials, Rob Shepherd includes some of
his own cover designs.
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