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B3899. Book Art Studio Handbook / Dolin & Lapidow B3899. Book Art Studio Handbook: Techniques and Methods for Binding Books, Creating Albums, Making Boxes and Enclosures, and More by Stacie Dolin and Amy Lapidow. 2013. 160pp. 8"x10.25". Paper
There’s nothing like making your own sketchbook, or wrapping a favorite book in the perfect homemade slipcase. And you can create it all yourself! Select the tools and materials you’ll need, master basic book-binding techniques, and practice your new skills on 12 eye-catching projects. Then explore the gallery of variations for more inspiration to make each book form your own. Whether you’re an experienced book binder or new to the art, Book Art Studio Handbook will help you take your books to the next level.
With Book Art Studio Handbook, you’ll learn how to:
- Set up your workspace or studio
- Choose the right board, paper, book cloth, and other supplies for your project
- Fold a textblock, make a sewing template, glue a cover, and practice other essential techniques
- Create albums: Imagine your photos in an Accordion Album with Frames, for example
- Create books: How about a flexible Tacketed Book to customize?
- Create enclosures: From Slipcase to French Box
- Challenge yourself: Try your hand at an advanced project, such as a Travel Journal
B3433. Book Jackets of Ismar David / Beletsky The Book Jackets of Ismar David by Misha Beletsky. 2011. 48pp. 5-7/8 x 9-1/8. Paper
Ismar David and other accomplished calligraphers established themselves as jacket designers in New York in the 1950s. David's dust jackets are powerful and expressive, the style informed by a thorough mastery of the typographic tradition, yet they look remarkably fresh even today. He combines a calligrapher's craft with a fine artist's sensibility "to communicate his ideas and his feelings in the service of the book." Thirty of his noteworthy jackets are highlighted and discussed. The book also examines the historical context of David's work, including a history of jacket design in Germany and in the U.S., and describes David's freelance career in publishing. Thirty of his noteworthy jackets are highlighted and discussed. 30 color plates, 22 b&w illustrations.
B3432. Typography Sketchbooks / Heller & Talaric Typography Sketchbooks edited by Steven Heller and Lita Talaric. 2011. 368pp. 7.25"x 9.5". Paper
Get inside the minds of those who create typefaces, word-images, and logos through their private sketchbooks. Learn how more than ninety of the world's leading designers and typographers strive to find new and exciting ways of communicating through letters and words. Includes work by Ivan Chermayeff, Carlos Segura, Milton Glaser, Maira Kalman, Bob Aufuldish, Matthew Carter, Javier Mariscal and Patrick Thomas, Erik Spiekermann, Viktor Nübel, Peter Bilak and Enkeling, Jean-Baptiste Levée and many more. Their wide-ranging typographic musings presented in this compendium provide fascinating insights into the expressive quality of letters and words.
B3399. Bookbinding in Early America / French Bookbinding in Early America: Seven Essays on Masters & Methods. 1986. 272pp. 7.5x10.75. Hardcover $49.95. SALE
Contains previously published and unpublished works by Hannah French. Articles on Andrew Barclay, an early Boston binder, Henry B. Legg, Caleb Buglass, a Philadelphia binder, John Roulstone's Harvard bindings, and Thomas Jefferson's last binder, Frederick August Mayo. Also contains catalogues of bookbinding tools by Willman Spawn. Foreword by Marcus A. McCorison. Many illustrations.
DVD18. Don Etherington: Fully Dressed in Leather Don Etherington: Fully Dressed in Leather, Conservation Style
68 minutes. DVD.
As he covers a book in full leather, Don Etherington demonstrates the often unappreciated principles of sound forwarding and discuss various aspects of techniques designed to achieve a more durable binding.
All our DVD’s are made to run on USA and Canada machines. If you live outside North America, you should check with the manual for your machine to see if it can play NTSC format DVD’s. If your DVD player can’t play our DVD’s, your computer may be able to.
B3326. Handmade Books (Lark Studio Series) / Hemachandra Lark Studio Series: Handmade Books by Ray Hemachandra. 2010. 204pp. 5"x5". Paper
This book presents an inspiring gallery of bookmaking today, with artists' books, handbound books, and leather-tooled covers. The books feature handmade papers and bindings that show the potential of the form. Contributors include Jeanne Germani, David Hodges, Laura Wait, and a host of others.
B3320. Playing with Books / Thompson Playing with Books: Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book by Jason Thompson. 2010. 154pp. 8"x10". Paper
List Price: $24.95
Presents step-by-step projects that deconstruct and rebuild books and their parts into unique objects. The book combines bookbinding, woodworking, paper crafting, origami, and textile and decorative arts techniques, along with a healthy dose of experimentation and fun. Includes a gallery of thought-provoking and beautiful works.
B3363. Speaking of Book Art / Courtenay Speaking of Book Art: Interviews with British and American Book Artists by Cathy Courtenay. 1999. 264pp. 7"x10". Paper $24.95 SALE
A collection of interviews with American and British book artists, including American book artists Julie Chen, Sas Colby, Betsy Davids, Johanna Drucker, Susan E. King, and British book artists Helen Douglas, Ronald King, Telfer Stokes, and Ian Tyson. 15 color, 101 b&w illustrations.
"...sheds new light on some of the most adventurous book artists working today. A well-edited blend of personal history and analysis of the field" - May Castleberry, editor of Contemporary Editions, Museum of Modern Art, New York.
B3339. Making Handmade Books / Golden Making Handmade Books: 100+ Bindings, Structures & Forms by Alisa Golden. 2011. 256pp. 8.5"x11". Paper
Folded, glued or sewn handmade books in a variety of shapes and styles, from rolled scrolls to Jacob's ladders, from folded flexagons to case bindings. Includes an inspiring gallery of Golden's books and contributions by more than 40 established book artists.
Golden is the author of Expressive Handmade Books (B2967) and Painted Paper (B3166).
