Introduction to Bookbinding & Custom Cases: A Project Approach for Learning Traditional Methods

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The high quality of traditional bookbinding is renowned, and while apprenticeships are difficult to come by today, this step-by-step guide by expert hand-binders is the next best thing. Teaching you valuable beginning and intermediate level skills, using their trademark hands-on approach, the Hollanders explain the basics of the craft, then guide you through five projects. Detailed instructions and photos help you to success. You'll master the pamphlet book style, the flat-back book, the round-back book, and the construction of slipcases and clamshell boxes for decorative book protection. Along with formulas to help you navigate making your own custom-size books, an extensive glossary of bookbinding terms and a list of resources offer ongoing support. A gallery of the authors' handmade books and boxes provides inspiration. AUTHORS: Tom Hollander and Cindy Hollander are the owners of Hollander's School of Book & Paper Arts in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They have taught book arts and supplied high-quality bookbinding supplies for more than twenty-five years. SELLING POINTS: . As you progress through these projects, the hands-on learning brings you from beginner to intermediate level . Understand and use the best methods to measure, cut, sew, and bind, for beautiful results . Reference formulas make it easier to design your own custom-size books and boxes 570 colour images

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Tom Hollander and Cindy Hollander are the owners of Hollanders School of Book & Paper Arts in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They have taught book arts and supplied high-quality bookbinding supplies for more than twenty-five years.