Theory and Practice of Bookbinding

by U.S. Government Printing Office

Originally published in 1961 for training apprentices at the United States Government Printing Office, this detailed textbook of bookbinding contains everything one needed to know for this craft, and includes for each of the 40 chapters bibliographical (further reading) sections. Amongst the many topics covered are: history, famous early binders, styles, materials, paper, edition binding, operations, jogging, piling, counting, folding & machines,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1410205932
• ISBN13: 9781410205933
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"