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The American Bookbinders Museum
The American Bookbinders Museum explores and celebrates the craft, culture, and tools of bookbinding.
NEW Illustrated Bookmaking 2!![]()
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Did you love exploring and creating alongside Illustrated Bookmaking? Introducing the second edition of this publication from Crooked Letter Press. Explore new book structures and case making with artist-designed diagrams and instructions. ![]()
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Diagrams: Book Arts Tool Kit, Traditional 8-panel, Maze Book, Zig-Zag, Maze Book: Spiral, single sheet tunnel book, Exquisite Corpse, 5-Hole Pamphlet, Double Pamphlet, Pleated Book Structure, Chain Stitch Pamphlet, Pamphlet Set, German-Lapped Case Binding, Secret Accordion Postcard, Folded Paper Box, Clamshell Enclosure, Manual Repeat Pattern, Pochoir Print Process, Favorite Book Tools, Writing Implements ![]()
Get yours today before they're gone!
Let this be your sign to clean your bookcase! ![]()
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Here at ABM, we understand the importance of book preservation, housing our books in temperature and humidity-controlled facilities. However, we know that this is not available to the average book collector and the wrong environment will hasten book degradation.![]()
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Here are some storage tips:![]()
- Avoid placing your bookcases in areas that receive too much direct sunlight. Sun makes covers fade fast and speeds up the aging process of paper.![]()
- Steer clear of locations where humidity levels fluctuate often. These include air vents and ducts, bathrooms that accumulate and release steam into the surrounding air, and even basements and attics.![]()
- Dust your books and bookshelf regularly. Not only will dust stain your favorite books, but it will crowd indoor air quality and invite unwanted pests who munch on paper and leave waste behind.![]()
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If you notice silverfish (small, gray, wingless insects), mold, or black specs, you’ll want to take action immediately to prevent the spread of maladies. Different bindings require various methods of cleaning, so be sure to understand what kind of binding you’re dealing with beforehand. Most mass-market paperback and hardcover editions can be wiped gently with an unused, dry microfiber cloth.
Explore how artists’ books function as a resource to physically guide readers in understanding difficult and sensitive topics. By engaging with a book as a physical, touchable object, readers may be more open to engaging in complex and necessary conversations.![]()
Join book artist Thad Higa in a discussion of how book structure, choice of materials, book structure, and narrative layout are utilized to expand the sense of language and meaning.![]()
March 28th ![]()
11:00 am PST![]()
This webinar will be recorded and sent to ticketholders following the event. ![]()
#ABM #Webinar #ThadHiga #UniqueBooks #Tradition #Craftform
Today is National Sage Day! Sage Hirsch is ABM's Museum Manager. He has been volunteering, interning, and working in museums since he was in high school. Sage works in member communication and development to support the ABM. Join him in supporting the ABM today!![]()
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Pictured above is Sage with his favorite machine in the museum, the wire stitcher!
Visit us in Cultural Row at the 57th annual Antiquarian Book Fair! A biennial Bay Area event for collectors, rare book enthusiasts, and all book lovers. A great opportunity to purchase books, maps, ephemera, drawings, manuscripts, autographs, and more!![]()
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The SF Antiquarian bookfair has FREE admission for librarians, curators, and related non-profit cultural institution workers who register in advance with a valid organizational email address.![]()
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See you soon!![]()
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Today - March 1st![]()
Pier 27, The Embarcadero
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 [...]
