Tricks of the trade : confessions of a bookbinder / Jamie Kamph.

Type

Book

Authors

ISBN 13

9781584563327

Category

Publication Year

2015

Publisher

Oak Knoll Press, United States

Pages

134 pages

Subject

Bookbinding

Abstract

Considers what is not taught about binding and rebinding books. Delves into the gray area between technical discipline and artistic invention. Written for competent binders and knowledgeable collectors. Sets out tricks binders can use to polish and refine their bindings and suggests repairs that may add value to collections.

Description

Coming unglued -- Paper first -- Attachments, directions, and warp -- Zigzag endpapers -- Smoother shoulders -- Backbone -- Paring essentials -- Headband tips -- Headcaps and patches -- Speaking of corners -- Joint repair, a simple solution -- Cloth casings: the wrong method in the right place -- Better rebacking -- A word about paper bindings -- Patterns -- Breaking the guilding rules -- Gold tooling chart -- How to cheat at gold tooling -- The formidable family bible.

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