Fine Bookbinding
A Technical Guide
There have been very few 'serious' books published on bookbinding in recent years, but this one, both comprehensive and enlightening, has been well worth waiting for.
Kathy Abbott, The Book Collector
if you are interested in the process of creating a full leather binding, no matter what your level of skill or experience, buy this book.
Karen Hanmer, The Bonefolder
an outstanding, detailed, step-by-step manual describing the English modern design binding style
Frank Lehmann, Guild of Book Workers
A comprehensive manual that guides you through each stage of making a book bound in leather: a 'fine' binding.
It is designed to be used as you work, and is arranged as a numbered index of the processes involved in making your book: the sequence of operations. Once you have identified the stage you are at in the sequence, you simply turn to that number in the main text where you can read an explanation of that process, followed by instructions with photographs or diagrams of how to do it.
