Book Arts
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Chip Kidd: Book One -- Work: 1986-2006
by Chip Kidd  Publisher Comments Described as the closest thing to a rock star in graphic design today (USA Today), Chip Kidd is universally recognized as an American master of contemporary book design. At the forefront of a revolution in publishing, Kidd's iconic covers, with their...
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The Penland Book of Handmade Books: Master Classes in Bookmaking Techniques
by Jane Laferla Publisher Comments Every year Penland, the innovative school where crafters from around the world come to hone their skills, offers a master class in the art of bookmaking that’s simply without equal. Fortunately, it’s available to everyone, thanks to this...
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Bookbinding Techniques and Projects
by Josep Cambras Publisher Comments The ancient art and craft of bookbinding fulfills both practical and aesthetic functions. A book's binding protects its pages and print while also embellishing the volume's exterior, sometimes transforming an otherwise ordinary book into a true work of...
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Treasury of Bookplates from the Renaissance to the Present
by Fridolf Johnson Publisher Comments Selecting the finest specimens by Dürer, Beardsley, Kent, and others, the former editor of American Artist offers 761 miniature works of art representing 500 years of the bookplate from the first known example — ca. 1450 — to a wide...
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The Art of Bookbinding: The Classic Victorian Handbook
by Joseph W Zaehnsdorf Publisher Comments Hobbyists can learn from a professional with this classic of the craft. The author, whose custom bookbinding has been renowned throughout Europe since the 1900s, offers expert, easy-to-follow advice on every stage, from folding the leaves and sewing them...
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Book-Art: Innovation in Book Design
by Charlotte Rivers Synopsis "Book-Art" follows on from the success of "CD-Art," "DVD-Art" and "Mag-Art," The area of book design and art is a continually evolving area, where new and innovative design is constantly being explored. The book explores the creative inspiration behind...
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Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking
by Holly Harrison Publisher Comments Accessible, step-by-step projects will appeal to general book artists at any skill level....
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Basic Bookbinding
by Arthur Willia Lewis Publisher Comments Modern, easy, inexpensive techniques (minimal equipment) for binding new books, rebinding old. Best elementary book. 261 illustrations....
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British Wood Engraved Book Illustration
by Joanna Selborne Synopsis Joanna Selborne examines the work of such artists as Eric Gill, David Jones, Eric Ravilious and John Nash, tracing the historical background and looking at the way these artists broke with 19th-century illustrative practices....
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Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction
by Aldren A Watson Publisher Comments Expert guide to creating fine books by hand. Thorough, detailed instructions, with over 270 helpful illustrations, cover materials, tools and equipment, making a slipcase, rebinding an old book, more. Also, 8 specific projects: dust jacket; blank book...
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Modern Bookbinding
by Alex J Vaughan Publisher Comments Out of print and virtually unobtainable for many years, this facsimile of the 1950 edition with a new foreword by Maureen Duke, sometime chairman of the Society of Bookbinders, is a welcome reissue of one of the standard books on the craft of bookbinding....
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How to Make Books: Fold, Cut & Stitch Your Way to a One-Of-A-Kind Book
by Esther Smith Publisher Comments From zines you can fold in a minute to luxurious leather journals and sumptuous sketchbooks, How to Make Books will walk you through the easy basics of bookmaking. Whether you’re a writer, a scrapbooker, a political activist, or a postcard...
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Books, Boxes, and Portfolios
by Franz Zeier Publisher Comments In this introduction to the techniques of bookbinding, Franz Zeier guides readers step-by-step through projects for making a variety of boxes, portfolios, book covers, photograph albums, mats, and sewn and...
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Creative Bookbinding (90 Edition)
by Pauline Johnson Publisher Comments Comprehensive, profusely illustrated guide covers everything — from binding simple pamphlets to sewn bindings of cloth and leather. Topics include materials, equipment, design, papers, printmaking, leathercrafting, repair and preservation, other...
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Creating Homemade Books
by Alisa J Golden Publisher Comments Everyone has a story to tell--so make your own book to tell it with! From the scissors that snip the pages to the glues and stitches and ties that bind them; from elaborate compound structures with pockets to multiple signatures in a thick, sewn volume...
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Journal Revolution: Rise Up and Create Art Journals, Personal Manifestos and Other Artistic Insurrections
by Linda And Karen Dinino Woods Synopsis In their best-selling debut Visual Chronicles, authors Linda Woods and Karen Dinino gave readers the no-fear guide to creating unique art journals. In Journal Revolution, they give readers new techniques and inspiration to rant, whisper, beg, stomp or...
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By Its Cover
by Ned Drew Publisher Comments We all know we're not supposed to judge books by their covers, but the truth is that we do just that nearly every time we walk into a bookstore or pull a book off a tightly packed shelf. It's really not something we should be ashamed about, for it...
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Making Books by Hand: A Step-By-Step Guide
by Mary Mccarthy Synopsis Describes the techniques and equipment used in making books, provides instructions for making accordion books, journals, scrapbooks, and other projects, and offers a selection of artists' books....
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The Complete Book of Bookbinding
by Josep Cambras Publisher Comments Students, teachers, fine arts professionals, crafts aficionados, art historians, restorers, and bibliophiles: the list of people who will appreciate the beauty of this extraordinary summary of bookbinding techniques is endless. Written by a professor of...
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Visual Chronicles: The No-Fear Guide to Creating Art Journals, Creative Manifestos & Altered Books
by Linda Woods Synopsis The unique combination of diverse artistic elements makes this book a must-have for artists, crafters, scrapbookers, and writers....
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