{"product_id":"the-thames-hudson-manual-of-bookbinding","title":"THE THAMES \u0026 HUDSON MANUAL OF BOOKBINDING","description":"Author: Arthur W. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPublication date: 1 September 1981\u003cbr\u003e\r\n226 pages\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nTo give a book a worthy binding is one of the most satisfying of crafts. Beyond the utility of a good binding, there is a great deal of aesthetic pleasure to be gained from a book that opens easily and flatly, and from the decoration, the harmony of colors, and the brilliance of gold. Arthur Johnson, one of Britain's foremost designer-bookbinders, has written a manual of the craft whose clarity and comprehensiveness make it invaluable to the student and the professional. It covers equipment, tools, and materials; all stages of preparation (end papers, sewing, rounding and backing, edge-gilding, etc.); different binding styles; and the finer points of finishing. The illustrations show not only tools, materials, and processes, but also a selection of striking and beautiful examples of the binder's art, both historic and modern.","brand":"Gordon Harris - The Art \u0026 Graphic Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44093635100731,"sku":"B9780500680117","price":69.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/7299\/6411\/files\/B9780500680117.jpg?v=1788319038","url":"https:\/\/www.gordonharris.co.nz\/products\/the-thames-hudson-manual-of-bookbinding","provider":"Gordon Harris - The Art \u0026 Graphic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}