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New Book:
Paste Papers of the Pioneer Valley

In his introduction to this survey of paste papers made by nineteen bookbinders, the late David P. Bourbeau gives a fascinating history of fine printing and binding in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, with special attention paid to decorated and paste papers. This precedes full-page reproductions of nineteen paste papers with short biographies of their makers—many of whom are the unsung hero-binders of books from fine press publishers such as Gehenna Press, Pennyroyal Press, Cheloniidae Press, Warwick Press, ELM Press, The Lone Oak Press, and Double Elephant Press.

Includes papers by Carol J. Blinn, Claudia Cohen, Sarah Creighton, Daniel Gehnrich, Peter Geraty, Elisabeth Hyder, Daniel E. Kelm, and Arno Werner.

$30 postpaid within the US
$36 outside the US.
Learn more at www.katranpress.com/paste

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Book Dynamics! Ed Hutchins turns, twists, & topples tradition

Part autobiography, part book description, and part behind-the-scenes intrigue, Book Dynamics! presents detailed information on 38 handmade books, along with colourful production photos, commentary, and a dash of gossip. Essays by William J. Dane, Bertha Rogers, and C.J. Grossman.

$40.00 + $5 shipping in USA

Order from Ed @ http://www.artistbooks.com/

Book + Art: Handcrafting Artists' Books
Book + Art focuses on content and suggests simple and elegant ways of presenting ideas in book form. It covers:
• An introduction to bookmaking tools and common materials
• The basics of selecting paper and other substrates
• Traditional and digital ways to incorporate images and words
• How to utilize blank books and altered books
• Simple handmade book structures including multiple examples of single sheet, glued, and sewn books
• Covers
• Alternative presentations including unbound collections, boxes, and sculptural forms.

With examples, chosen from more than 50 books produced during the past decade by Krause, Projects, Tips, and Creative Explorations, Book + Art contains a wealth of information designed to provide inspiration for many bookmaking sessions.

Additional information about the contents and double page spreads from the book can be seen on the Viewpoint Editions website and on Amazon.com you can "look inside this book" and order it for $16.49.

Bookbinding materials and techniques 1700-1920
This book is a revised and expanded version of Two centuries of bookbinding: materials and techniques 1700-1900, published by CBBAG in 1991. At 160 pages and with 122 black and white illustrations, the new book is more than twice as long as the previous edition. The bindings reproduced include Canadian as well as European and American examples. Most of the photographs were taken by Margaret Lock, Diana Patterson, and Brian F. Summers. The diagrams were drawn by Sophie Nicol. The book was designed by Roy Nicol, and printed at Coach House Printing, Toronto.
This book describes each step in hand binding a book, and explains the practical and aesthetic considerations that influenced these techniques. It then shows how all of these processes changed over the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries due to mechanization, specialization within the trade, the vagaries of taste, the availability and cost of materials, and developments in printing, publishing, and book selling. Bookbinders, book collectors, and all those who are interested in the book as a physical object will enjoy this book.
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Fine Press Books are artistic expressions of the printed word and Oak Knoll is proud to support the artist/craftspeople who produce them. If you want to learn more about Fine Press Books and see some outstanding examples please visit our newly revised and expanded web site, which now has specialty sections devoted to selected topics including one for Fine Press Books. The link to that specialty is http://www.oakknoll.com/specialties.php?selected_specialty=23 and be sure to check out the new added content sections.