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 enlarge | Author: Aldren A. Watson
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 13321
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 048629157X
Dewey Decimal Number: 686.302
EAN: 9780486291574
ASIN: 048629157X
Publication Date: July 2, 1996
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 One Half of a Great Set of Instructions on Bookbinding June 29, 2004
48 out of 49 found this review helpful
I bought this book, and "The Craft of Bookbinding" by Manly Banister, on the advice of other reviewers. These two books really compliment each other. This book has great, easy to follow instructions for binding books in several different styles, as well as instructions for making slip covers and boxes for boxing sets of books. There is a chapter on making many of the basic bookbinding tools you will need. The illustrations that go with the instructions are large, clear, and easy to follow.
The book by Banister has instructions for making some tools not included in this book. In addition, Watson makes the statement that "perfect bound" books, which include most of the trade paperbacks we own, cannot be rebound. Banister, on the other hand, has a ten page section on perfect binding, and how to rebind your favorite paperback.
Aldren Watson has put together a wonderful book, clear, easy to understand, clearly illustrated, and depending on what you are trying to accomplish, it may be the only one you ever need. I gave it four stars only because it did not cover "perfect binding".
Buy both books and you should be able to tackle just about any bookbinding situation that comes up.
Great book for the basic idea of bookbinding March 9, 2004
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This book covers the basic of making your own books in a very clear and concise manner. There are plenty of illustrations and the directions are easily followed. I found the section in the back of the book on making your own book binding tools to be very helpful. As a beginning bookmaker, I have found this book to be very handy and would recommend it to anyone interested in this hobby.
No frills February 1, 2003
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
Aldren Watson definitely does the job for beginning and intermediate bookbinders. No frou-frou or books straining to be sculpture. Clear instructions tell you how to build books people might actually want to pick up and read, and then pass on for generations.
Above the crowd February 20, 2000
147 out of 148 found this review helpful
I have several books on bookbinding but have not found a single book with all of the information I need. This book comes the closest but is weak on doing leather covers, split covers, and alternative sewing methods. The Craft of Bookbinding by Manly Banister covers those subjects nicely but does not help you on making tools, which this book treats reasonably well. I recommend you obtain both of these books for a complete treatment of bookbinding in a fair amount of detail. I'm still looking for that all-encompassing book, though...
An excellent book for beginners! July 14, 1999
27 out of 33 found this review helpful
This book is the best book on the subject I have seen to date! It's easy to read, the diagrams are informative, and it's order is easy to follow. I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in Book Binding as a hobby!
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