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The American Bookbinders Museum
The American Bookbinders Museum explores and celebrates the craft, culture, and tools of bookbinding.
This poem from Walter Savage Landor was letterpress printed by Clinker Press and donated to the American Bookbinders Museum.![]()
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Mild is the parting year, and sweet ![]()
The odour of the falling spray;![]()
Life passes on more rudely fleet, ![]()
And balmless is its closing day.![]()
I wait its close, I court its gloom, ![]()
But mourn that never must there fall![]()
Or on my breast or on my tomb ![]()
The tear that would have soothed it all.
Flourishing in the 1930s, paperbacks were popular due to their low cost. While this promoted literacy, the materials used for paperbacks with their “perfect bindings” (adhesive bindings) were not intended to last. ![]()
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Join the American Bookbinders Museum in re-binding your favorite paperback—if you don’t have a special paperback, the museum will provide one. Your paperback should have its spine still intact. The glued spine will not be changed; it will be reinforced. Join this rebinding workshop and give new life to that special book.
Today is Stella Patri Day and we are celebrating this incredible bookbinder with an exhibition of her life at the American Bookbinders Museum. Here are some comments from those who knew Stella: ![]()
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"She was the grand dame of bookbinding and an incredible friend."![]()
"A model of a persistent spirit."![]()
"She was a great inspiration. No superlatives could reach how wonderful Stella was."![]()
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Join us tonight from 5-7pm and share your own Stella story.
It’s National Cookbook Month and the American Bookbinders Museum has the perfect way for you to celebrate! 🥘📖![]()
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Do you have favorite recipes passed down through your family, or ones you’ve created yourself? Turn them into a keepsake with our DIY Bookbinder Kit, available on our website. Pair it with our ABM Joy of Cookbooks apron, and you’ve got the perfect gift, for a loved one or yourself. ![]()
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Try a new hobby, preserve your favorite recipes, and celebrate the joy of cooking and bookmaking all at once.![]()
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#NationalCookbookMonth #Bookbinding #DIYBooks #AmericanBookbindersMuseum
Thanks to community members like you, our 2025 summer campaign was very successful! We received over $25,000 in donations and are now the caretakers of several significant new collections. To explore more of the Clinker Press collection, courtesy of Andre Chaves, check out our online catalog.![]()
Help us tell the story of the book! Donate and join our community of supporters!![]()
#ABM10 #donation #museums #museum #supportmuseums #thankyou #bookbinding #americanbookbindersmuseum
Maria
María. Italian fabric diary with cotton thread details, handmade bridles and painted edges. Year 2003. Dimensions 24x18 cm.
Blanca
Blanca. Collage with sheepskin on both sides. Cuts in the inner sheets and registers of henequen thread. Year 2003. Dimensions 24x18 cm.
Violeta
Violeta. Journal bound in Valencian dyed sheepskin leather, with carved edges, the journal covers in turn form the protection box, French endpapers, bridles and nail details. It was sewn on a loom with linen thread. Year 2003. Dimensions 18x12 [...]
