Books, Boxes & Wraps: Bindings & Building Step-By-Step [Paperback]

Marilyn Webberley (Author), Joan Forsyth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1995 | ISBN-10: 1886475008 | ISBN-13: 978-1886475007 | Edition: 1st

The first edition second printing has been updated and includes 127 projects, 304 total pages, with over 800 illustrations that charm and inspire the eye.

Easy-to-follow directions help you enjoy making palm leaves, scrolls, accordion, and edge-sewn bindings, single and multiple signature books, and a variety of wrappings and boxes.

Also included: brief historical notes, working tips, materials, paper charts, details on adhesives, glossary, supply sources, bibliography, and index.

Printed on acid free paper, Smyth Sewn, bound with colored endpapers and a full color soft cover that stays open when in use.

Product Details

• Paperback: 287 pages
• Publisher: Bifocal Pub; 1st edition (October 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886475008
• ISBN-13: 978-1886475007
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.1 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #831,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, July 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Books, Boxes & Wraps: Bindings & Building Step-By-Step (Paperback)

If you can only buy one book on bookbinding, make it this one. Webberley and Forsyth cover a variety of bindings, and provide clear directions with line drawings for each one. And, besides just bookbindings, they also provide clear directions on making boxes and wraps. At the end of the book they have a "binder's tool chest" that provides many techniques I have not found in other books. The only downfall of this book is that it is all in black and white: no color photos accompany the directions, and no picture gallery of other artist's works to provide inspiration. Yet, the number of techniques they cover more than makes up for the lack of color.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must-have" addition to every library, November 11, 1998

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Ardyth Brown ([e-mail]) (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Books, Boxes & Wraps: Bindings & Building Step-By-Step (Paperback)

BOOKS, BOXES & WRAPS is everything we've needed and waited for. The easy-to-follow instructions and super illustrations make the projects very doable for even the least experienced craftperson. Fantastic book!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to follow directions, simply illustrated, May 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Books, Boxes & Wraps: Bindings & Building Step-By-Step (Paperback)

Marilyn Wibberley has done a superb job in illustrating and walking the neophyte through the steps to construct books, boxes and various froms of wrapping. Any newcomer to the art of constructing books, will find it easy to follow the instructions and produce an elegant finished item. Written in a step by step fashion, I found the instructions to be precise and clear. The book abounds with many different presentations from the expected book form to scrolls and different types of wraps to contain that special letter or note. With a minimum of items anyone can construct a book or box to show off that special idea.