{"product_id":"the-thames-and-hudson-manual-of-book-binding-thames-and-hudson-manuals-paperback","title":"The Thames and Hudson Manual of Book Binding (Thames and Hudson Manuals (Paperback))","description":"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. To 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0500680116\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.0500680116.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Johnson, Arthur\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52682294919455,"sku":"PKV.0500680116.G","price":16.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/0500680116-0.jpg?v=1784134652","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/the-thames-and-hudson-manual-of-book-binding-thames-and-hudson-manuals-paperback","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}