How to Make Books: Fold, Cut & Stitch Your Way to a One-Of-A-Kind Book


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Description

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 collector, let book artist Esther K. Smith be your guide as you discover your inner bookbinder. Using foolproof illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Smith reveals her time-tested techniques in a fun, easy-to-understand way.

Author: Esther K. Smith
Publisher: Potter Craft
Published: 11/06/2007
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.98h x 7.48w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780307353368
ISBN10: 0307353362
BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies | Book Printing & Binding

About the Author
ESTHER K. SMITH, author of How to Make Books, collaborates with typographer Dikko Faust and other artists and writers at Purgatory Pie Press in New York City. Their handmade books have been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and London's Victoria & Albert Museum. Their artist books are housed in many rare book collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, and the National Gallery of Art. Smith teaches throughout the United States, Canada, and England, and every term at Cooper Union in New York City.