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| Many bookbinders & makers of artists' books have learned their skills from other bookbinders and are happy to pass on knowledge and techniques. As self-publishing has become possible through the internet, some bookbinders have put their books about bookbinding techniques online as a free resource.
We have found some bookbinders with a lot of information about techniques, do-it-yourself tutorials, material supplies,...
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Some nice tutorials, with illustrations and photographs to show you all the steps; how to bind & make books / making a bookpress / ...
http://www.tjbookarts.com/guides.htm
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The books below are available free online through the website www.aboutbookbinding.com
- The Art of Bookbinding by Joseph W. Zaehnsdorf
- Bookbinding and the Care of Books by Douglas Cockerell
- Bookbinding for Beginners by Florence O. Bean
- The Binding of Books by Herbert P. Horne
- The Story of Books by Gertude Burford Rawlings
- A Book for All Readers by Ainsworth Rand Spofford
- The Story of Paper Making by J.W. Butler Paper Company
- Bookbinding by Paul N. Hasluck
- Bookbindings Old and New by Brander Matthews
- Practical Bookbinding by Paul Adam
- Book Repair and Restoration - A Manual of Practical Suggestions for Bibliphiles by Mitchell S. Buck
- Bookbinding for Amateurs - by W.J.E. Crane
- Royal English Bindings - by Cyril Davenpor
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Free Book Binding Books at the Denis Gouey Bookbinding Studio
- PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING BY MORRIS LEE KING
- BOOKBINDING FOR AMATEURS BY W. J. E. CRANE
- OTTO ZAHN ON ART BINDING
- PAPER AND CARDBOARD CONSTRUCTION BY GEORGE FRED BUXTON AND FRED L. CURRAN
- DIDEROT ON BOOKBINDING
- THE ROBERT HOE COMPANY
- GILDING AND BRONZING BY ISAAC H. WALKER
- SANGORSKI, SUTCLIFFE, UPDIKE, ETC...
- SHORT ESSAY ON BOOKBINDING
- THE GRAPHIC ARTS AND CRAFT YEAR BOOK
- COLOUR BY H. BARRETT CARPENTER
- THE BOOK OF TRADES
- BIBLIOPEGY IN THE UNITED STATES AND KINDRED SUBJECTS BY WILLIAM LORING ANDREWS
- EXLIBRIS ESSAYS OF A COLLECTOR BY CHARLES DEXTER ALLEN
- BOOKCOVER DESIGNING
- S. T. PRIDEAUX ON EMBROIDERED AND METAL COVERS
- ART CRAFTS FOR BEGINNERS
There are also some useful links to 'How-to-bind' tutorials!
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has got some manuals online, too - and they are editable...
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| http://www.lostcrafts.com have got some online books, too - although a good few of them can be had through website www.aboutbookbinding.com
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