Hand Bookbinding Gathered here in one convenient

Gathered here in one convenient

Eric Sloane recreates the flavor of the country store in all its delightful moods and poses

Pauling and Wilson avoid the "temptation to condense the various discussions into shorter and perhaps more elegant forms" appropriate for a more advanced audience

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Hand Bookbinding Gathered here in one convenientBefore the advent of modern mass production methods, books were bound by hand to remarkably high standards of quality. Beautiful and durable, they appealed to book lovers who appreciated not only a book's content but also the quality and craftsmanship of its binding. Unfortunately, the introduction of machine binding methods, while making books widely available at reasonable prices, also largely curtailed the art and craft of making fine books by