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How to make books
- Title
- How to make books / Esther K. Smith ; illustrations, Lindsay Stadig ; photographs by David Michael Zimmerman.
- Author
- Smith, Esther K.
- Publication
- New York : Potter Craft, ©2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 19-1446 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 128 pages : color illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- From the Publisher: From zines you can fold in a minute to luxurious leather journals and sumptuous sketchbooks, How to Make Books will walk you through the easy basics of bookmaking. Whether you're a writer, a scrapbook maker, a political activist, or a postcard collector, let book artist Esther K. Smith be your guide as you discover your inner bookbinder. Using foolproof illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Smith reveals her time-tested techniques in a fun, easy-to-understand way.
- Alternative Title
- How to make books : fold, cut & stitch your way to a one-of-a-kind book
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- 1. Instant books. Basic instant book -- Tall and square instant books -- Instant zines -- One-of-a-kind instant books -- Cloth instant book for babies of all ages -- 2. Accordions. Three instant accordions -- Self-hinged accordion dummy -- Spines -- Bellybands -- Pocket covers -- Accordion postcard album -- Pocket accordion business-card holder -- 3. Stab stitch. Recycled-paper book -- Slack stab-stitched recycled book -- Stab-stitch variations -- Envelope book -- Group book: gift for a teacher -- Stab-stitched cloth book -- 4. Pamphlets and chapbooks. Basic three-hole pamphlet -- Printed alphabet book -- Little black cocktail book -- Combo of crazy papers -- 5. Mutant books. Basic model accordion stitched into cover -- Basic model accordion combo: secret book -- Do si do -- Travel journal with concertina and pamphlets -- 6. Long stitch. Cake box book -- Leather journal -- 7. Coptic. Postcard coptic -- Large sketchbook -- Coptic cover -- Resources -- Some books that I like -- Thank you -- About the author -- Index.
- Call Number
- JFF 19-1446
- ISBN
- 9780307353368
- 0307353362
- LCCN
- 2007014216
- OCLC
- 123349651
- Author
- Smith, Esther K.
- Title
- How to make books / Esther K. Smith ; illustrations, Lindsay Stadig ; photographs by David Michael Zimmerman.
- Imprint
- New York : Potter Craft, ©2007.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125) and index.
- Connect to:
- Cover Title
- How to make books : fold, cut & stitch your way to a one-of-a-kind book
- Other Form:
- Online version: Smith, Esther K. How to make books. 1st ed. New York : Potter Craft, ©2007 (OCoLC)754707011
- Research Call Number
- JFF 19-1446