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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.

This year the American Bookbinders Museum was awarded recognition as a San Francisco Neighborhood Anchor! #donation #museums #museum #supportmuseums #thankyou #bookbinding #americanbookbindersmuseum ... See MoreSee Less
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Happy Holidays from the American Bookbinders Museum. Your support this past year has helped us celebrate our 10 year anniversary and share the Story of the Book. Thank you. The image above comes from our Clinker Press Collection. Artwork and original design by Ann Chavez. ... See MoreSee Less
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Introducing cards from Heartell Press! Created by Rachel Kroh her blank card designs are made from hand-carved woodblocks, which are then letterpress printed. These cozy bookish designs are a thoughtful gift or greeting for the booklover in your life this holiday season. View the full selection of Heartell Press cards in the ABM's online shop. ... See MoreSee Less
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Did you know that from 1659 to 1681, celebrating Christmas in Massachusetts was illegal? This was due to a Puritan law called “Penalty for Keeping Christmas”. This came from the Puritan belief that the “Christmas festivals as were superstitiously kept in other countries” were a “great dishonor of God and offence of others.” If found celebrating, there would be a fee of 5 shillings ($65 today). Over time, these principles shifted. By the 19th century, Christmas had morphed into the holiday we know today, with familial celebrations in the home. This new tradition brought with it gift-giving. The first American advertisement for Christmas gifts was placed by a Salem, Massachusetts, bookshop in 1806 (pictured above). This trend grew over time and by the mid 19th century newspapers included curated lists of the best books of the season as gift guides for shoppers. Today, books continue to see a large influx in sales around the winter holiday season, with almost 1 in every 4 books being sold in November and December globally. #HolidayShopping # FridayFact #ABM #Bookbinding #bookselling #19thC #Christmas #Xmas #Listical ... See MoreSee Less
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Field trips enhance traditional learning with social-emotional education, hands-on activities, and real-life contextual applications. ABM field trips include a guided tour where students learn about industrial history followed by a workshop where students bind their own book under the guidance of an instructor. Students take ownership of their own learning and it fosters a personal connection with design. The number of students served on ABM field trips increased 100% from 2024 to 2025. Donate to support our education programs!#donation #museums #museum #supportmuseums #thankyou #bookbinding #americanbookbindersmuseum ... 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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