Bookbinding The Traditional Way (Legacy Edition): A Classic Manual Of Methods And Equipment For Book Making, Bindery, And Cover Finishing

A Comprehensive Classic Guide for Bookbinding Projects and TechniqueThis deluxe reprint Legacy Edition of Paul N. Hasluck's Bookbinding The Traditional Way (previously published as "Bookbinding" in 1902) is full of old-time tips and methods for learning the book-binder's and printing press arts and for making your own beautifully bound DIY hardcover books in the traditional way. Originally published in 1902, this handy little guide touches on every aspect of bookbinding, including tools, technique, and plans for projects.Hasluck describes many essential aspects of bookbinding, including the required tools, cloth-covering for covers, tooling and pressing covers, folding pages, sewing and combining page signatures, cutting and setting book edges, book decorations and traditional page marbling methods, page gilding, and lettering and decorating book covers and spines. This book makes a perfect gift for aspiring or expert book binders, DIYers, traditional crafters, homesteaders, and handcr