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Recommended Books

Bookbinding Manuals/History

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  • Thames And Hudson Manual Of Bookbinding 

    • ​By: Arthur W Johnson

  • The Archaeology of Medieval Bookbinding

    • ​By: János Alexander Szirmai

  • A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique 

    • By: Bernard C. Middleton

  • Bookbinding Materials and Techniques, 1700 – 1920

    • By: Margaret Locke

  • ​​Japanese Bookbinding: Instructions from A Master Craftsman 

    • By: Kojiro Ikegami

  • ​Endbands From East to West How to work them

    • By: Jane Greenfield & Jenny Hille

  • Bookbinding: Its Background and Technique (Two volumes bound as one)

    • By: Edith Diehl. 

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Restoration Manuals 

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  • The Restoration Of Leather Bindings

    • By: Bernard C. Middleton

  • The Practical Guide to Book Repair and Conservation

    • By: Arthur W. Johnson

 

Boxes & Protective Enclosures
 

  • Books, Boxes & Portfolios: Binding, Construct and Design, Step-By-Step

    • By: Franz Zeier

  • Boxes for the protection of rare books : their design & construction

    • By: Margaret R. Brown, with the assistance of Don. Etherington and Linda K. Ogden

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Folding & Non-Adhesive Structures

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  • Non-Adhesive Binding: Books without Paste or Glue (Volume 1)

    • ​By: Keith A. Smith

  • The Art of the Fold: How to Make Innovative Books and Paper Structures

    • ​By: Hedi Kyle and Ulla Warchol

 

Other

 

  • Encyclopedia of the Book

    • By: Geoffry Ashall Glaister

  • Books Will Speak Plain: A Handbook for Identifying and Describing Historical Bindings

    • By: Julia Miller​

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Recommended Videos

DAS Bookbinding Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbCGQEhxF94sQqb3zUqChXw

 

Sage Reynolds Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Ceropegia

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Sherif Afifi Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/sherif3afifi

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Sea Lemon: Bookbinding Supplies, Substitutes and Tips Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL179BD249EB2CF650

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