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1.		Altered Books, Collaborative Journals and Other Adventures in Bookmaking from Rockport Publishers Inc. Price: £10.49 Customer Review: I bought this book to give me ideas on what to do with my old books, i do art at university and found this book really helpful!!! I can use the techniques to make my own sketch books from old novels. I find myself constantly looking back at the book for inspiration and techniques. This book has... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		The Care and Feeding of Books Old and New: A Simple Repair Manual for Book Lovers from Saint Martin's Press Inc. Price: £6.99 Customer Review: A rather slight, if endearingly eccentric book which sometimes seems to say more about the love of dogs than books. Rather USA centred, as you might expect, with the sections on further reading and supplies having only limited usefulness on this side of the pond. The section on repairs is rendered... more info	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

3.		The Encyclopedia of Papermaking and Bookbinding from British Library Publishing Division	Click here for more information

4.		Hand-made Books from Search Press Ltd Customer Review: Everything you need to know and see to start binding your own books at the kitchen table. It shows some different techniques and has good concise descriptions of each step in the process and good illustrative photos! I do miss, however, some directions or tips on where to go from here; how to... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

5.		Bookbinding: The Art of Making and Decorating Books, with 25 Step-by-step Projects (Craft Workshop) from Southwater Price: £7.19	Click here for more information

6.		Manual of Bookbinding (Thames & Hudson Manuals) from Thames & Hudson Ltd Customer Review: This is a rather small, but hugely detailed, description of most current practice in craft bookbinding. There are better texts on the history and development of bookbinding, and there are a few recent techniques that aren't mentioned, but if you wish to learn bookbinding then this is the place to... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

7.		Headbands, How to Work Them from Oak Knoll Press,US Customer Review: This book is a "must have" for bookbinders. It covers more than the usual headbands. It includes Coptic, Greek and many other types. My only criticism is that some of the illustrations are not as clear as they might have been hence the 4 star rating.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		Exposed Spine Sewings, Non-Adhesive Binding: 3 from Keith A. Smith Books Customer Review: The book is an excellent resource for learning many forms of binding that will be visable on the spine of the book. This book covers so many subjects it would not be practical to list them all but Part 1; Introduction to Raised supports. Part 2; Along the spine sewings more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

9.		Papermaking and Bookbinding: Coastal Inspirations from Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd Price: £10.47 Customer Review: The art of papermaking and bookbinding has been of interest to me for some time. I work as an artist and, and have anscestors who were bookbinders! I have begun my own research into these skills with this book and I am very impressed. Joanne B. Kaar is obviously a great teacher and the book... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.		Early Lithographed Books: A Study of the Design and Production of Improper Books in the Age of the Hand Press from Farrand Press Price: £66.49 Customer Review: A fantastic book. Superbly researched and illustrated, this is a must for anyone wanting to know about lithography. Buy it now!	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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