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The American Bookbinders Museum

The American Bookbinders Museum

The American Bookbinders Museum explores and celebrates the craft, culture, and tools of bookbinding.

February's collection highlight isssssKnights and Valentines: French Love Songs of the Fifteenth Century by Max Knight, illustrated by Wolfgang LedererPrinted at The Private Press of Harold Berliner in fall 1989, from an edition of 283 copies.It is part of the Howard Kistler Collection. This and many other books are recent additions to the American Bookbinders Museum's special collection. See more online! ... See MoreSee Less
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Become a Journeyman member and bring your Valentine to the ABM. Wow your date with two free tickets and 10% off in the museum gift shop. Use the hand-carved letterpress cards you received with your membership to write a sweet note to your beloved.#abmguild #MuseumMembership #learning #abm #americanbookbindersmuseum #supportmuseums#valentinesday #MuseumDate #sfdateideas ... See MoreSee Less
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Make notes on the go with handbound book keychains from La Antigua. Available in a variety of colors and embossings, these miniatures are truly one of a kind. ... See MoreSee Less
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Learn the basics of adding incisions to your bindings with award-winning bookbinder Sol Rebora. In February's webinar: Making the Cut: All About Incisions learn how to prepare boards, techniques for creating incisions directly in leather before attachment, and surface preparation. Don't miss this informative webinar on this specialized technique. Saturday February 28th11:00am PSTThis webinar will be recorded and sent to ticket holders following the event. ... See MoreSee Less
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Learn the basics of adding incisions to your bindings with award-winning bookbinder Sol Rebora in our February's webinar: Making the Cut: All About Incisions. Learn how to prepare boards, techniques for creating incisions directly in leather before attachment, and surface preparation. Look at the email for this sentence.Don't miss this informative webinar on this specialized technique. Saturday February 28th11:00am PSTThis webinar will be recorded and sent to ticket holders following the event. ... See MoreSee Less
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Ángel and Aurora
Ángel and Aurora

Diary Technique: parchment with carved edges and exposed seam. 18 x 10 cm  2001  

Fan Notebook
Fan Notebook

Technique: made of cotton fabric and Ingres Fabriano cardboard. 16.5 x 3.2 cm (closed)  2002

Ángel
Ángel

Diary Technique: leather spine, embossed, and hand-painted paper. 12 x 8.5 cm  2000

Beatriz
Beatriz

Diary Technique: Pigskin with sheepskin mosaic and embossing; the edges are carved and painted, hand-painted guards and metal register. 18x12  cm  2002.

Inés
Inés

Journal. Technique: Made with cotton thread and inlaid beads.16x10 cm  2004

Elisa
Elisa

Elisa. Journal made with red and black suede, carved edges and details that come from the seam, French endpapers and separator with suede details. Year 2002. Dimensions 19x12.5 cm.

Alejandro
Alejandro

Alejandro. Portablock with thread detail on the cover. Year 2006. Dimensions 12x8.5cm.  

Maria
Maria

María. Italian fabric diary with cotton thread details, handmade bridles and painted edges. Year 2003. Dimensions 24x18 cm.  

Blanca
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

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 [...]

Miguel Hernandez
Miguel Hernandez

Miguel Hernandez, by Jose Luis Ferris. Prepared for the 1st International Art Bookbinding Exhibition, held by the “Llar del Llibre” Workshop in Alicante, Spain. Bound in natural sheepskin leather, with acrylic-tinted carved edges, amate paper [...]

Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days

Le tour du monde en quatre vingt jours/(Around the World in Eighty Days, original French edition), by Jules Verne Prepared for the International Competition of the 8th World Art Bookbinding Biennial, held in Paris, France, in 2005: “Un calendr [...]

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