Fine Bookbinding - A Technical Guide
Fine Bookbinding - A Technical Guide
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By Jen Lindsay
Published by The Legacy Press
This is the revised, 2nd edition of this popular, long out-of-print book by the highly respected bookbinder, scholar, and teacher.
Fine Bookbinding - A Technical Guide is a unique bookbinding manual that guides you through each stage of making a book bound in leather; a 'fine' binding. It is designed to be used as you work and explanations of the process are followed by instructions with photographs or diagrams of how to do it.
About the Author - Jen Lindsay has taught bookbinding and lectured on the history of books at Roehampton Institute, West London and the City Literary Institute, Covent Garden, London. She was previously editor of The New Bookbinder
2nd Edition (*revised) - Sewn Hardback - 213 pages, 220 x 262mm, multiple b/w Illustrations and photographs
*Revisions from the 1st Edition
- Different paper, where the images have better clarity.
- Punctation and numeration has been improved.
- Recategorised in to ‘Sections’ and ‘Steps’.
- Diagrams are now in black, not red.
- Index has been improved
- Appendix the (List of Suppliers) has been omitted.
- Some images have been ‘tweaked’ to be larger and clearer
- Bibliography has been updated
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I have shopped from Hewit for years and was delighted to see this book available on their website. Although I live in Canada and thus am subject to significant shipping charges and on occasion import duties, the price for obtaining this book from Hewit was still less than purchasing it anywhere on the side of the pond.
This 2nd edition of Fine Bookbinding - a Technical Guide is a wonderful illustrated text book for the more specialized needs of a bookbinder involving casing in books with leather. From page 1 through to the end, I found it packed full of extremely useful tips and information accompanied by relevant photographs and drawings. All in all, an enjoyable book.
I noticed that the text block was cased in, in a very shoddy industrial manner with cheap plasticized wrap over the gray boards, a flat spine and poor quality endpapers that appeared to be adhered with acrylic adhesive; I was just a little bit disappointed at the casing for this book on fine bookbinding.
I have not yet assessed the books content. However, the quality of the binding is abysmal, the stitch tension has caused elongation of the stitching holes. This has allowed excess glue to squeeze through, sticking the pages together.The book does not maintain its shape and suffers from self closing syndrome, i. e. it will not stay open.
Helped out with payment issues warmly and promptly. Beautifully and safely packaged and delivered swiftly. Perfect as always!
An excellent contemporary guide with superb attention to detail. Well structured and with a useful sequence of operations at the beginning. The photography could have been a little clearer however.