By Esther K. Smith

From zines you can fold in a minute to luxurious leather journals and sumptuous sketchbooks, How to Make Books will walk you through the easy basics of bookmaking.

Whether you’re a writer, a scrapbooker, a political activist, or a postcard collector, let book artist Esther K. Smith be your guide as you discover your inner bookbinder.

Using foolproof illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Smith reveals her time-tested techniques in a fun, easy-to-understand way.

Includes a resource list and bibliography.

With illustrations by Lindsay Stadig and photographs by David Michael Zimmerman

Designed by Esther K. Smith with handset letterpress typography by Dikko Faust of Purgatory Pie Press

Published by Potter Craft, 2007

Hardcover, 128 pages, full color, 9.98 × 7.48 inches

ISBN: 978-0-30-735336-8