paperback
2015 · New Castle, DE
by Kamph, Jamie
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2015. paperback. Bookbinding. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 144 pages. Tricks of the Trade considers what is not taught - but probably should be - about binding and rebinding books. Written for competent binders and knowledgeable collectors, it brings quirky but effective binding techniques out of obscurity and into the professional repertory. Here are tricks binders can use to polish and refine their bindings, as well as suggestions for repairs that may add value to collections.
Using photographs of her own bindings as illustrations, Jamie Kamph discusses decorative techniques, sources for design ideas, (truncated)
Using photographs of her own bindings as illustrations, Jamie Kamph discusses decorative techniques, sources for design ideas, (truncated)