Think HGTV, but for books: A novel gets torn apart, its cover ripped away. Then, in mere minutes — with some glue, a utility knife, cardboard and cloth — it gets a spiffy new look. Inspired by ...

Each bookbinding model exemplifies specific attributes of the codex structure, and the array of books together tells a story of a persistent mechanism for reading.” Samples include: 1. Papyrus book 2.

For sourcing new book cloth, Schlechter recommends Talas, or you can go directly to Kennedy if you're in the U.K.—her color options range from lemon-yellow to slate-blue to "begonia," "apple ...

According to bookbinding historian Sue Allen, "This is such a bright, brilliant, altogether attracting period in American book work when, for a short time, greatly gifted architects, painters and ...