Books & Bookcraft
Supplies, Tools
Tools & Supplies for bookbinding, archival storage, preservation, restoration.
Large on-line and print catalogs, NYC location.
"Supplying calligraphers, lettering artists, illuminators, bookbinders and
papercraft enthusiasts worldwide with books, tools, and materials"
German manufacturer of products for book care and repair.
Their filmoplast T is a very nice self-adhesive linen tape, comes in 5 and
3 cm widths and a variety of colors. I found it at Flax here in SF.
Archival quality Mounting/Framing, Photo/Scrapbook and Bookbinding supplies.
Semi-automatic and fully automated book manufacturing machines
Books about Books
A fascinating overview of the evolution, impact and importance of the printed
word. Written by Warren Chappell and originally published in 1970, a new
edition was published in 2000, revised and appended by Robert Bringhurst.
A collection of essays on book design and typography by master typographer Jan
Tschichold. Unfortunately it seems to be out of print at the moment.
Comprehensive history of printing and book production, by Douglas C. McMurtrie.
First published in 1927 as The Golden Book, then reissued under its current
title in 1937, revised and largely rewritten. Not a modern reference, but
provides a good historical perspective.
An excellent book on Typography, by Robert Bringhurst. Some call it the
Typographers Bible.
Free e-books
Online Book Catalog, the first and largest single collection of free electronic
books, more than 15,000 eBooks at this point.
Fiction, popular books, children's books, historical texts and academic books
-- open to the community for the contribution of any type of text, many
licensed using Creative Commons licenses. Also, check out their bookmobile
"a mobile digital library capable of downloading public domain books from the
Internet via satellite and printing them anytime, anywhere, for anyone."
"...digitizing all the significant literary, artistic, and scientific works of
mankind and making them freely available, in every corner of the world, for our
education, study and appreciation and for all our future generations."
Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Library, listing over 20,000 free
books available on the Web.
"Here are free, accessible books. Read them and go in peace."
a digital library of children's literature at the Internet Archive. Includes
the International Children's Digital Library, the University of Florida's
"Literature for Children" Collection, and titles from the
National Yiddish Book Center.
User-contributed book reviews, with a special focus on reviewing free books.
Includes a large catalog of free books.
Links to free electronic texts on typography, including publishing, research,
standards, and TeX.
How-to, Info, Orgs
Illustrated step by step guide showing how to make a case bound book from raw
materials.
"...the SFCB promotes both knowledge of traditional book arts and exploration
of experimental book forms...learn about the many arts and crafts of the book
through workshops, exhibitions and public events."
"nonprofit organization formed for the purpose of preserving and continuing
the use of one of the last integrated typefoundry, letterpress printing, and
bookbinding facilities, and operating it as a living museum and educational and
cultural center." The Grabhorn Institute is affiliated with Arion Press.
"...the printing and typesetting industry's standard dummy text...since the
1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a
type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap
into electronic typesetting..."
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