News Archive - 2005
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| December 2005 |
By Douglas Cockerell (with illustrations by Noel Rooke) Published by Dover Publications. One of the principal texts of the Arts and Crafts movement in England, this classic work brought a resurgence of life and vigour to the ancient craft of binding books by hand. Its fame and usefulness has endured for more than a century, as evidenced by the many contemporary bookbinders and libraries who consider it to be the clearest and most valuable exposition of the technique of hand bookbinding in English. The text covers concisely virtually every aspect of the craft-from folding and collating pages, trimming and gilding edges, and culling and attaching boards, to preparing covers, mitring corners, designing and inlaying on leather, and pasting down end papers. More than twenty informative text diagrams and eight plates, as well as a glossary and an index complete this important manual. A "must-have" for craftspeople, libraries, and book preservationists, the volume remains one of the most valuable manuals available on the technique of hand binding. Unabridged Dover (2005) republication of Bookbinding, and the Care of Books: A Handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians as originally published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1901. 120 figures. 8 halftones. 352pp. 5% x 8. Paperbound. Only £13.50 + shipping This new PUBLICATION may be ordered Online - Click Here (subject to shipping charges)
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| November 2005 |
Bookbinders Leather Starter Pack The Bookbinders Leather Starter Pack contains a selection of six pieces of leather which are ideal for your first foray in to the use of bookbinding leather. The
pack contains: Average Skin Size: 0.28m² (3ft²) The
items in this pack are valued at £43.00, but we are pleased to offer them
for sale at £37.00. (subject to shipping charges and VAT where applicable)
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| September 2005 |
By Gabrielle Fox, published by North Light Books. A superb, no fail guide to making elegant and original books by hand. Discover the rewards of creating perfect keepsakes, personal journals, photo albums and gifts for friends. Hundreds of full-colour photographs and detailed instructions make the eleven step-by-step projects clear and easy to understand - even if you are a beginner. And each time you master a technique, an inspirational idea gallery encourages you to extend your talents with special projects that are truly works of art. Only £15.99 + shipping This new PUBLICATION may be ordered Online - Click Here
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| July 2005 |
B36 Pure Starch Paste Powder B36 is a pre-gelatinised pure starch based on regular maize. It is a general purpose bookbinding paste and contains no fungicide. To prepare, whilst stirring, add powder to cold water until required consistency is reached. Available in: B36 may be ordered Online - Click Here (subject to shipping charges and VAT where applicable) |
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| June 2005 |
Dye-Fix Recently introduced, 'Dye-Fix' is a specially formulated fixative for our Aniline Leather dyes. Once dyeing has been carried out and allowed to dry, simply apply a coating with cotton wool or a lint-free cloth to the leather. Once dry the leather can be finished in the normal way. Available in 150ml bottles @ £3.00 each Dye-Fix may be ordered Online - Click Here (subject to shipping charges and VAT where applicable) |
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Die Bonding Film Die Bonding Film is a double-sided, heat sensitive film used to secure blocking dies to the blocking machine. Roll size 75mm x 10m Price: £35.00
Die Bonding Film may be ordered Online - Click Here
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| May 2005 |
Ready Prepared Book Blocks Following numerous requests from our customers, we are pleased to bring you a selection of book-blocks which are supplied ready for binding. To start with, there will be four variations available and depending on their popularity, other sizes may be added later. The initial four sizes are: Classic Photograph
Album - Small Classic Photograph
Album - Medium Journal/Note Book
Block Address Book Block These new items may be viewed and ordered Online - Click Here (subject to shipping charges and VAT where applicable)
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| April 2005 |
New Repair Calf now available Our new Repair Calf is sourced from the Indian subcontinent. The leather is initially tanned at source using mimosa, or materials from the same family of tannins. When the skins arrive in our Edinburgh Tannery, we remove the majority of this original tannage and then re-tan, using Tara or Sumac. In addition to improving the leather with these superior tannages, we also add our Archival tannage, yielding leather that is both durable and a pleasure to use. These skins are produced in a mixture of whole skins or 'sides' (half skins taken from much larger whole skins). Average Skin Size: 0.80 - 1.0m² (8½ - 10.75 ft²), yielding an approximate cut size of 80 x 50 cm. They are finished to a standard substance of 0.75mm and are available in a range of 8 shades plus natural undyed (biscuit)in three grades II, III and IV
These skins may ordered online by clicking here
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| January 2005 |
New Source of Skins and Tannage for Repair Calf As you may be aware the availability of raw calfskins from Scandinavia has diminished greatly over the last few years. This last year has been particularly bad for us as we have only being able to obtain 420 skins in the last 5 months. As a result it has been very difficult to fulfil orders in anything approaching a satisfactory time scale. We have therefore taken the decision to change to source of the calf that we use for the production of the Repair Calf. For some time we have been buying calfskins from Bangladesh for the production of cheaper leathers for large production bookbinding. A few months ago we introduced a range of aniline leathers from this source however conservators, because of the lack of archival properties, did not like them. Experiments have therefore been carried out with using an archival tannage as is currently used on our Chieftain Goats to produce a commercial leather suitable for all purposes. This leather has been tested over the last month by several large conservation studios with very satisfactory results. The only comment that has been received is that the customers would prefer whole skins. This matter will hopefully be sorted out in the new year when we obtain smaller calfskins form Bangladesh (5-12 sq.ft.) that hopefully will not have the hump that causes us to have to halve the skins as we are having to do at present. Our intention is therefore to supply the Repair Calf in this new leather for all orders from now on, keeping the Scandinavian Calf solely for the Aniline Bookcalf production. This will hopefully mean that the long delays that have occurred in the supply of both of these leathers will disappear. |
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Only £18.00 + shipping This new journal may be ordered Online - Click Here
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As in previous years, the 2004 Designer Bookbinder Competition produced many wonderful fine bindings. We are delighted to announce that this year, the J. Hewit & Son prize for 'The Interesting Treatment of Leather' was awarded to Dominic Riley. The prize was well deserved for his binding of 'Alice's Adventure in Wonderland', published by The Tern Press. This is an excellent 'two-in-a-row' for Dominic who also won this prize last year for his binding of 'Silk Road' by Frances Wood, published by The Folio Society. Our warm congratulations go to Dominic. |
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Bookbinding
- The Classic Arts & Crafts Manual
The
Essential Guide to Making Handmade Books
Society
of Bookbinders Journal 2004 - Volume 18
Designer
Bookbinders Competition