The Guild of Book Worker's Journal is an annual publication containing in depth articles, technical how-to's, essays, profiles, illustrated exhibit reviews. The subjects cover general matters relating to the hand book crafts. Included are contemporary creative book arts as well as traditional fine design bindings and the conservation and restoration of old books.
Almost the entire run of GBW Journals have been indexed and their is now a complete table of contents up through 2009. Thanks to Alan Shalette for all the hard work he did to create this comprehensive index.
Index to years 1962 - 2007 (PDF)
Table of Contents 1962 (Vol. 1) - 2009
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Volume XLI #2 (2007): Reports from the 25th Standards Seminar in Portland, Oregon, October 2005 (Download cover)
Volume XLI #1 (2006): Reports from the 24th Standards Seminar in Providence, Rhode Island, November 2004 (Download cover)
Volume XXIX #2 (1991): Clasps, Schliessen, Clausuren: A Guide to the Manufacture and the Literature of Clasps by Franklin Mowery