Bookbinding Basics

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Summary: Save your money
Review: After wasting my money on this book, I spend an hour counting the inaccuracies throughout the text. Sloppy workmanship evident in the photos of the bulk of the work should tip off anyone with any more than a rudimentary understanding of hand binding that the book should not be take seriously. Don't let the glossy photos fool you. The only redeeming attribute of this book is to show my students how not to do hand binding.

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Summary: Useful and clear instructions. Attractive appearance.
Review: As part of a college class, I have looked at many bookbinding titles. I haven't found any single title that contains everything useful to know about bookbinding. Anyone interested in bookbinding should look at a variety of books. This one is useful because it has an unusually large number of color illustrations. I found both the illustrations and the written instructions to be fairly easy to follow. Well worth looking at.

Rating:
Summary: Useful and clear instructions. Attractive appearance.
Review: As part of a college class, I have looked at many bookbinding titles. I haven't found any single title that contains everything useful to know about bookbinding. Anyone interested in bookbinding should look at a variety of books. This one is useful because it has an unusually large number of color illustrations. I found both the illustrations and the written instructions to be fairly easy to follow. Well worth looking at.

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Summary: Bookbinding Basics
Review: Rosati's book covers traditional European bookbinding in plentiful full color pictures. He pictures bookbinding tools, basic rules for bookbinding (such as aligning, folding, and counting the paper sheets, sawing, glueing, and etc.), sewing on cords (with a sewing frame or on a stool), sewing on tapes, and binding a simple notebook. He also describes a method I haven't seen before: binding loose sheets with nails. The pictures are the best part of the book. They're very clear and detailed. This book doesn't cover non-traditional or artistic forms of the book.

Rating:
Summary: Bookbinding Basics
Review: Rosati's book covers traditional European bookbinding in plentiful full color pictures. He pictures bookbinding tools, basic rules for bookbinding (such as aligning, folding, and counting the paper sheets, sawing, glueing, and etc.), sewing on cords (with a sewing frame or on a stool), sewing on tapes, and binding a simple notebook. He also describes a method I haven't seen before: binding loose sheets with nails. The pictures are the best part of the book. They're very clear and detailed. This book doesn't cover non-traditional or artistic forms of the book.