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The American Bookbinders Museum
The American Bookbinders Museum explores and celebrates the craft, culture, and tools of bookbinding.
The Apprentice membership level offers free in-person museum admission or a free webinar, 10% off in our museum gift store and 10% off group tours, and Book Enthusiast Socks. ![]()
The image is Apprentice Education Recommendations by Robert A. Hellman and Frank M. Sherman. This edition was printed in 1942. To learn more check out this periodical on our online catalog. Memberships help support every aspect of museum operations including collections care and curation. Become a member today!![]()
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Want to learn more about how a fine press moves from concept to a beautifully crafted finished edition? Join Paul Suntup and Art Director Rebecca Dornsife in April's webinar as they share behind-the-scenes insights into their design process. Webinar topics range from early ideas and material selection to binding structures, illustrations, and final production. Discover how multiple bindings for the same text are developed with distinct creative intentions—and gain a rare look inside the art of fine press publishing.![]()
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April 4th ![]()
11:00am PST![]()
This webinar will be recorded and sent to ticketholders following the event.
Do you want to start bookbinding OR do you want to expand your collection of bookish items? This year Grand Master members have an option: Free admission and supplies to two of our monthly bookbinding workshops OR Book Enthusiast Socks, Heartell Hand-carved Letterpress Cards, Good Grand Great Wonderful Journal, and a La Antigua Bindery Book Keychain. Both options include free year round in- person museum admission and online webinars.![]()
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March is #NationalCraftMonth! What better way to celebrate craft, culture, and art than to make your very own book? Contact us today for information about scheduling a bookbinding workshop for your class, kids, or even with some friends.![]()
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Can’t make it to the workshop? No problem! Check out some of our recorded webinars online.![]()
Feeling inspired by what you’ve seen? Find our DIY bookbinder kit on our online shop. We’d love to see your crafty creations come to life, so purchase a kit or schedule a workshop and share your art with ABM!
Experience the beauty of the fine press. Suntup Editions produces limited edition books that embody the finest traditions of the book arts—letterpress printing, thoughtful typography, illustrations, exquisite materials, and finely crafted bindings. All this and a 21st-century twist offering multiple editions of each text and spanning both classical works and contemporary fiction.![]()
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Want to learn more about how a fine press book goes from concept to a beautifully crafted finished edition? Join Paul Suntup and Art Director Rebecca Dornsife in April's webinar as they share behind-the-scenes insights into their design process.. Webinar topics range from early ideas and material selection to binding structures, illustrations, and final production. Discover how multiple bindings for the same text are developed with distinct creative intentions—and gain a rare look inside the art of fine press publishing.![]()
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April 4th![]()
11:00am PST![]()
This webinar will be recorded and sent to ticketholders following the event.
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 [...]
