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Books, Boxes & Wraps: Bindings & Building Step-By-Step

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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.

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!!

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.