How to Make Books

Name: How to Make Books
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780307353368
Price: 62.0 NZD
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Summary

How to Make Books by Esther K. Smith is a beautiful guide to the traditional art of bookmaking, tailored for paper crafters of all skill levels. The book covers a wide range of projects, from quick-fold zines to luxurious leather-bound journals and sketchbooks. With step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations, it offers an accessible introduction to bookbinding techniques suitable for writers, scrapbookers, activists, and collectors alike.
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Format: Hardback

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How to Make Books

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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

Ideal for crafters, beginners in bookbinding, teenagers interested in zines, writers, scrapbookers, and anyone curious about creating personalised journals and books.

From pamphlets and zines you can fold in a minute to leather journals and sketchbooks, this title walks you through the basics of bookmaking.

Description

A beautiful book about making books, created for paper crafters of all skill levels, book enthusiasts, users of blank books and journals, and all who are intrigued by the simple, traditional art of bookmaking.

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.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Praised by School Library Journal, this guide is lauded for its clear, stepwise instructions complemented by helpful illustrations and photos. Beginners can quickly make instant books using simple materials, while more advanced techniques like Coptic binding are also accessible. The book includes a useful resource list and recommended reading, making bookmaking an enticing craft for teens, zine creators, and hobbyists.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780307353368

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 November 2007

Country: United States

Imprint: Potter Craft

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 662g

Pages: 128

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Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts E Smith Education & Reference Non-Fiction Penguin Books Science & Nature

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.