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The Guild of Book Workers Journal is published annually by the Guild of Book Workers and contains articles that address our members' interests in the arts and crafts of the book, including traditional bookbinding, paper making and decorating, conservation and restoration, calligraphy, the making of artists' books, and printing. Published continuously since 1962, the GBWJ welcomes submissions from members and nonmembers.

Copies of the latest issue of the Journal are available in the Online Store.

 

Our current editorial board members are:

Kyle Clark Co-Chair

Susie Cobbledick Co-Chair

Elizabeth Barr

Craig Fansler

Martyna Gryko

Jessica Hudgins

Kim Norman

Table of Contents

Alan Shalette created an index of the entire run of GBW Journals up to 2009: Index of Contents 1962 - 2009 (PDF)

 

Digitized Journals

All journals are available for download in PDF format. Exhibit catalogs are available in an online exhibit. 

Volume Number

Year

File Size

Volume 52 (Members only)202364 MB
Volume 51202264 MB
Volume 50 (WILD/LIFE exhibit catalog)2020 
Volume 49202052 MB
Volume 4820206.3 MB
Volume 47 (Formation exhibit catalog)2018 
Volume 46201835 MB
Volume 45, 2012© 20169.5 MB
Volume 44, 2010-2011© 201318 MB
Volume 43, 2009© 20107 MB
Volume 42, Centennial Issue 2008Ongoing 
Volume 41, Number 2Fall 20073 MB
Volume 41, Number 1Summer 20063 MB
Volume 40, Number 1Summer 200531 MB
Volume 39, Number 2Fall 200423 MB
Volume 39, Number 1Spring 200424 MB
Volume 38, Number 1Fall 200335 MB
Volume 37, Number 2Fall 200246 MB
Volume 37, Number 1© 200244 MB
Volume 36, Number 2© 200122 MB
Volume 36, Number 1© 200035 MB
Volume 35, Number 1© 199818 MB
Volume 35, Number 2 Section A© 200041 MB
Volume 35, Number 2 Section B19998 MB
Volume 34, Number 1199623 MB
Volume 34, Number 2 Section A© 199813 MB
Volume 34, Number 2 Section B19978 MB
Volume 33, Number 1Spring 199523 MB
Volume 33, Number 2Fall 199525 MB
Volume 32, Number 1Spring 199415 MB
Volume 32, Number 2Fall 199435 MB
Volume 31Spring/Fall 199330 MB
Volume 30, Number 1Spring 199210 MB
Volume 30, Number 2Fall 199216 MB
Volume 29, Number 1Spring 199121 MB
Volume 29, Number 2Fall 199112 MB
Volume 28Spring/Fall 199022 MB
Volume 27, Number 1Spring 198912 MB
Volume 27, Number 2Fall 198912 MB
Volume 261987-198817 MB
Volume 25, Number 1 Section AFall 19869 MB
Volume 25, Number 1 Section BFall 19864 MB
Volume 25, Number 2Spring 198711 MB
Volume 24, Number 1Fall 198515 MB
Volume 24, Number 2Spring 198620 MB
Volume 231984 - 198524 MB
Volume 22, Number 1Fall/Winter 198328 MB
Volume 22, Number 2Spring/Summer 198414 MB
Volume 21, Number 1Fall 198219 MB
Volume 21, Number 2Spring 198313 MB
Volume 20Spring 1981-8222 MB
Volume 19Spring 1980-8122 MB
Volume 18, Number 11979-8025 MB
Volume 18, Number 21979-8028 MB
Volume 17Spring 1978-7923 MB
Volume 161977-7818 MB
Volume 151976-7726 MB
Volume 14, Number 1Fall 197515 MB
Volume 14, Number 2Winter 1975-7615 MB
Volume 14, Number 3Spring 197623 MB
Volume 13, Number 1Fall 197412 MB
Volume 13, Number 2Winter 1974-7517 MB
Volume 13, Number 3Spring 197512 MB
Volume 12, Number 1Fall 19733 MB
Volume 12, Number 2Winter 1973-7417 MB
Volume 12, Number 3Spring 19742 MB
Volume 11, Number 1Fall 19724 MB
Volume 11, Number 2Winter 1973-7311 MB
Volume 11, Number 3Spring 19732 MB
Volume 10, Number 1 Section AFall 19712 MB
Volume 10, Number 1 Section B© 197214 MB
Volume 10, Number 2Winter 1971-22 MB
Volume 10, Number 3Spring 197218 MB
Volume 9, Number 1Fall 19702 MB
Volume 9, Number 2Winter 1970-711 MB
Volume 9, Number 3Spring 19711 MB
Volume 8, Number 1Fall 19692 MB
Volume 8, Number 2Winter 1969-702 MB
Volume 8, Number 3Spring 19701 MB
Volume 7, Number 1Fall 19683 MB
Volume 7, Number 2Winter 1968-693 MB
Volume 7, Number 3Spring 19699 MB
Volume 6, Number 1Fall 19672 MB
Volume 6, Number 2Winter 1967-682 MB
Volume 6, Number 3Spring 19682 MB
Volume 5, Number 1Fall 19662 MB
Volume 5, Number 2Winter 1966-673 MB
Volume 5, Number 3Spring 19671 MB
Volume 4, Number 1Fall 19652 MB
Volume 4, Number 2Winter 19663 MB
Volume 4, Number 3 Section ASpring 19662 MB
Volume 4, Number 3 Section BSpring 19664 MB
Volume 3, Number 1Fall 19642 MB
Volume 3, Number 2Winter 1964-652 MB
Volume 3, Number 3Spring 19652 MB
Volume 2, Number 1Fall 19632 MB
Volume 2, Number 2Winter 19632 MB
Volume 2, Number 3Spring 19642 MB
Volume 1, Number 1Fall 19622 MB
Volume 1, Number 2Winter 19633 MB
Volume 1, Number 3Spring 19632 MB

Latest Issue: Volume 51

Submit an Article

Queries and comments about the GBW Journal should be directed to Kyle Clark, Journal Editor: journal [at] guildofbookworkers [dot] org

Please read the submission guidelines before submitting an article.

 

Submit using the online form