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Keith A. Smith & Fred A. Jordon: Sewn and Pasted, Cloth or Leather BOOK BINDING FOR BOOK ARTISTS Requiring No Special Tools or Equipment
' Directed to book artists who are not bookbinders, but who want a fine looking binding to encase
their work. A complete beginner, using these methods, can make a lovely cloth or leather binding with household tools and no
formal training at all. This is a thorough, highly detailed training manual that will not leave you high and dry with a partially completed
piece because some little thing was omitted. It is a significant addition to Keith Smith's ground-breaking series of books on
non-adhesive bindings.
RECOMMENDED, SB, 424 pp. Highly Illustrated
$35.00 Add2cart(2.25 lb.)
200 BOOKS: An Annotated Bibliography
Keith Smith:A bibliography of all the books he has made, from Book 1 when he was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago, to this one, which is Number 200. He writes about why he makes books, how he makes images, and how he places his book making process into the context of his experience. The subject matter of his books range from one-of-a-kind artist's books, and poetry to textbooks and dictionaries. Recommended. HB, 335 pp. $35.00 Add2cart(1.75 lb.)
STRUCTURE OF THE VISUAL BOOK
Keith Smith:Examines the book as a physical object and how each attribute can be employed as structure,
regardless of text and illustration. SB, 112 pp. $35.00 Add2cart(1.9 lb.)
1-2 &-3 SECTION SEWINGS; NonAdhesive Binding, Volume II
Keith Smith:An encyclopedia of patterned spine sewings on paper cover supports; formats ideal for many
projects by book artists & calligraphers. SB, 320pp. $30.00 Add2cart(1.4 lb.)