Acknowledgements and Recommended Reading

Cover to Cover: Exposing the Bookbinder's Ancient Craft

The curator would like to thank all of those who have provided inspiration for Cover to Cover: Exposing the Bookbinder’s Ancient Craft.  Without your knowledge, support and enthusiasm, this exhibition would not have been possible.

I am particularly indebted to Cheryl Hoskin and Marie Larsen of Rare Books & Special Collections, Barr Smith Library, who have been invaluable as a sounding board for ideas, and who manage the impressive collections from which so many of the exhibited books were selected.  A special thank you also to bookbinder and conservator, Anthony Zammit, and the members of his workshops, for their expertise and from whom I continue to learn so much.

Many talented bookbinders and conservators have published important information about the various aspects of their professions over the years.  Their eagerness to share with us both time-honoured practices and new, innovative approaches is worthy of great merit, for it not only encourages new interest in the field but also allows those already working in it to continue to grow professionally.

Particular acknowledgement must go to the authors listed below, whose works have assisted my own research enormously.  Their texts deserve the highest of praise and will not disappoint those interested in further exploring the binder’s fascinating craft.

Biermann, Christopher J., Handbook of pulping and papermaking, 2nd ed., San Diego, Academic Press, 1996

Burdett, Eric, The craft of bookbinding: A practical handbook, Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1975, 1978 (second impression)

Carter, John, ABC for book collectors, 7th ed, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 1995

Cockerell, Douglas, Bookbinding, and the care of books: A text-book for bookbinders and librarians: With drawings by Noel Rooke and other illustrations, The artistic crafts series of technical handbooks: No. I. Bookbinding, London, John Hogg, 1901

Cockerell, Douglas, Bookbinding: The classic arts and crafts manual, New York, Dover Publications, 2005

Crane, W. J. E., Bookbinding for amateurs: Being descriptions of the various tools and appliances required and minute instructions for their effective use, London, L. Upcott Gill, undated but c1899

Diehl, Edith, Bookbinding: Its background and technique, 2 vols in 1, New York, Dover Publications, 1980. Unabridged and corrected republication of the work originally published by Rinehart & Company, Inc., New York, in 1946

Greenfield, Jane, ABC of bookbinding: A unique glossary with over 700 illustrations for collectors & librarians, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 1998

Greenfield, Jane, & Hille, Jenny, Headbands: How to work them, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 2013

Grünebaum, Gabriele, How to marbleize paper: Step-by-step instructions for 12 traditional patterns, New York, Dover Publications, 1984

Harrison, T., The bookbinding craft and industry: An outline of its history, development, and technique. Pitman's common commodities and industries series. London, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd., undated but c1906

Hills, Richard L., Papermaking in Britain, 1488-1988: A short history, London, Athlone Press, 1988

Hunter, Dard, Papermaking: The history and technique of an ancient craft, 2nd ed., London, The Cresset Press, 1957

Johnson, Arthur W., The Thames and Hudson manual of bookbinding, London, Thames and Hudson, 1978

Krupp, Andrea, Bookcloth in England and America 1823-50, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 2008

Lhotka, Edward R., ABC of leather bookbinding: An illustrated manual on traditional bookbinding, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 2000

Marks, P. J. M., The British Library guide to bookbinding: History and techniques, Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1998

McLean, Ruari, Victorian publishers' book-bindings in cloth and leather, Gordon Fraser, London, 1974

Middleton, Bernard C., A history of English craft bookbinding technique, 3rd ed., London, The Holland Press, 1988

Miller, Julia, Books will speak plain: A handbook for identifying and describing historical bindings, Michigan, The Legacy Press, 2010

Pearson, David, English bookbinding styles 1450-1800: A handbook, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 2005

Spellerberg, Ian, Reading & writing accessories: A study of paper-knives, paper folders, letter openers and mythical page turners, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 2016

United States Government Printing Office, Theory and practice of bookbinding, Training series, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 1962

Watson, Aldren A., Hand bookbinding; A manual of instruction, New York, Dover Publications, 1996

Wolfe, Richard J., Marbled paper: Its history, techniques, and patterns: With special reference to the relationship of marbling to bookbinding in Europe and the Western world, Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, c1990

Young, Laura S., Bookbinding & conservation by hand: A working guide, Delaware, Oak Knoll Press, 1995

Zaehnsdorf, Joseph W., The art of bookbinding: A practical treatise, London, George Bell and Sons, 1890

Lee Hayes
May 2018