Guild of Book Workers Newsletter
Number 117
April 1998

Publications

Note: John Neal, Bookseller have had their area code changed. The new area code is 336. Their toll-free number (USA & Canada) has not changed and is still: 800 369-9598.

To receive a copy of their new 1998 32-page catalog of books, tools, and materials for calligraphers and bookbinders, contact John Neal, Bookseller, PO Box 9986, Greensboro, NC 27429. tel: 336 272-6139; fax: 336 272-9015; JNealBooks@aol.com Web page: www.JohnNealBooks.com

Books In Sheets

Papermaking in Seventeenth Century England (1990), by Peter & Donna Thomas. The diary entries of John Evelyn and Celia Fiennes, recording their visits to paper mills during the late 1600's, preceded by short biographies, and accompanied by commentary on the authors' observations. 6 I› x 5›, 42 pp., 200 copies. $165 bound, $95 in sheets. Peter & Donna Thomas, 260 Fifteenth Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062-4824; 408 475-1455.

John Ruskin, William Morris and "The Nature of Gothic", by Dr. Adela Spindler Roatcap. This new work tells the story of Ruskin's writing of "The Nature of Gothic", in 1853, of Morris's discovery and promulgation of the text, and of the relationship between these two men who set the direction of the Arts and Crafts movement. It is designed and letterpress printed by The Arts and Crafts Press and hand-bound by Pettingill's bindery, both in Berkeley, Calif. Includes facsimile reproductions of the preface Morris wrote for his edition and of Morris's extensive notes to Ruskin's text. 205 mm by 144 mm, the size of the Kelmscott edition. 350 copies of the regular edition will be for sale, $65 bound in blue boards; 30 copies, numbered & signed, printed on mold-made paper and bound on vellum for sale by advanced order only, $175. Available in sheets for advance price of $45, after publication (August 1998), $60, California residents add sales tax. To order, please contact The Arts & Crafts Press, P.O. Box 5217, Berkeley, CA 94705; tel: 510 595-1490; fax: 510 595-1488.

Books

The Dooley Poems, by John Gilgun, includes a monoprint illustration on the front cover by Robin Price. Quarter cloth bound in a sturdy paper wrapper, 25 pp., 12› x 9›, 150 copies, $90. From Robin Price, Printer and Publisher, Starr Mill, Beverly Hts., Middletown, CT 06457, 860 344-8644.

With the Night Mail, Rudyard Kipling's futuristic tale of 1905, predicting aeronautics in the year 2000 to be primarily dirigible. Arion Press' fifty-fourth publication. Letterpress printing for the text, photo-offset for the illustrations. Hardcover full cloth binding. 250 numbered & signed copies, $285 each. Contact Arion Press, 460 Bryant St., San Francisco, CA 94107, 415 777-9651, e-mail: arionpress@aol.com.

Register of Artists, Engravers, Booksellers, Bookbinders, Printers & Publishers in New York City, 1821-42, by Sidney F. Huttner and Elizabeth Stege Huttner. This register collects almost 5,000 names and 50,000 addresses of individuals and firms working in New York in the book trades, graphic arts, and more than 125 interconnected trades and professions during the period 1821-42. Distributed for The Bibliographical Society of America. Available from Oak Knoll Books, (Hardcover: Order # 40525-C1 / $50 + shipping) 414 Delaware St., New Castle, DE 19720. tel: 302 328-7232, 1 800 996-2556, fax: 302 328-7274, or email at oakknoll@ oakknoll.com.

Handmade Paper in Nepal, Tradition and Change, a new limited edition portfolio, being published by Hand Papermaking. The specimens for this edition have come from a single source, papermaker and paper historian Dorothy Field. Between 1984 and 1996, she traveled to Nepal four times. She sought out those who have preserved Nepalese papermaking and she visited new mills, meeting with papermakers, discerning their methods, and collecting their papers. Samples she assembled, - block-printed and colored sheets, and many made using lokta fiber - make up the specimens in the portfolio.

The third in their series (decorated handmade papers [1994] and letterpress printing on handmade papers [1996] ), this edition echoes the look and format of its predecessors. Limited to 150 copies, housed in a cloth-covered, drop-spine box - designed by Steve Miller and constructed by BookLab, Inc. - with a booklet containing an essay, descriptions of the papers, and resource information, with separate folders for the specimen.

Available soon for $195 ($15 postage outside US). Contact: Hand Papermaking, PO Box 77027, Washington, dc 20013; 800 821-6604, 301 220-2393, fax: 301 220-2394; handpapermaking@bookarts.com; www.bookarts.com/handpapermaking.

Hopewell Haiku by Paul Muldoon. Designed, illustrated with four colored line drawings, letterpress printed, and handbound by Carol J. Blinn at Warwick Press in Easthampton, Mass. The type is Optima and the paper is Hahnemühle's Biblio. The decorated printed papers used for binding were made by Carol. 150 copies, 90 haiku, 39 pp., 5 x 7 H› high, signed by the poet & the printer. $200 postpaid (Mass. residents add sales tax). Warwick Press, One Cottage Street, Eashampton, MA 01027-1672, tel & fax: 413 527-5456.

The Book of Summer by Frances Mayes is a book of poetry celebrating Tuscan summers. Illustrated with five drawings by Corinne Okada, printed on Barcham Green Camber Sand with 16 pt. Centaur and Arrighi type. Edition of 90 bound in marbled silk , 13 H› x 9 H›. Slipcase. $295 from The Heyeck Press, 25 Patrol Court, Woodside, CA 94062.

Let the Games Begin, a new miniature, by Linda R. Geenan. Observations of a professional dealer, printed in Eurostile and Zapf types on Neenah Classic Crest paper by Pat Baldwin at Pequeño Press. Illus. are "painted " on the computer from a collection of antique playing cards. 2H› x 2M›. Felt covered boards with silk screened symbols (poker chip on front, facsimile $1000 bill on back). Bound at Waterleaf Mill & Bindery by Pat Baldwin & staff. Signed and numbered edition of 50. $80 + $2 p&h.

Exhibition Catalogs

Crossed Structure Bindings/Reliures à Structure Croisée, catalogue and bookbinding manual of the International Exhibition. bilingual (French/English) and illustrated, many in color. Mail orders: Librairie de la BHVP, 22 rue Mahler, 75004 Paris, France. Price (postage include.) 255.-FF for EEC, 270.-FF other countries.

Liures et Reliures, the fully illustrated catalogue of Sün Evrard's solo exhibition has been reprinted. It is available by mail order from: Librairie de la Bibliothèque de la Ville de Paris, 22 rue Mahler, 75004 Paris, France. 140.-FF, postage included.

Ganiaris Bookbinding, Adam Editions, Athens, 1997. The work of Andreas Ganiaris, Member of the Greek ARA. A copy of this catalogue is in the GBW Library. No information was given as to price and availability. It is in full color. Contact: Andreas Ganiaris, 73, Trifyllis St., 115 24 Athens, Greece. tel: 301-69.26.052; fax: 301-64.96.489.

Periodicals

The following publications are available for borrowing from the Guild Library.

Abbey Newsletter, Vol. 21 #4 November 1997.

• Doug Nishimura explores the stability of photographs on resin coated papers.
• Lage Carlson's Obituary for Polly Lada-Mocarski.

Abbey Newsletter, Vol. 21 #5-6 1997.

• William Minter has an excellent suggestion for enclosing spiral bound books in a hard cover to allow them to be shelved upright. The necessity for this treatment shows how a spiral binding is inadequate to begin with. Instructions given.
• Bill Minter shares his collected correspondence on obtaining high quality linen thread.
• Doug Nishimura's article about the stability of photographs, part two.
• Johan G. Neevel & Birgit Reiszland review their research of the corrosion and degradation of paper by ink.
• Deborah Wender, NEDCC, describes their Compressed-Air Spray System for Bookkeeper.
• Caroline Gilderson-Duwe describes the encapsulation workstation at the American Geographical Society Collection in Milwaukee.

Association of Book Crafts (New Zealand), Nov/Dec 1997.

• Denis Stoneham (50 years experience) praises P.V.A. and decries animal glue. Biblio Vol. 2, # 12, December 1997.
• Susan L. Roth and Jill Oriane Tarlau create a one-of-a-kind art book.
• Lucy Gordan writes about the Strahov Monastery and Library in Prague.

Biblio Vol. 3, # 1, January 1998.

• Nicholas Basbanes tours Swedish libraries.
• Oprah Winfrey pushes reading.
• Daniel Lindley writes about Cuneiform Writing.

Biblio Vol. 3, # 2, February 1998.

• Carol Grossman writes about the history of The Golden Cockerel Press .
• Sidney Berger's article, Reconsidering Gutenberg, talks about misconceptions about the invention of printing.
• Basbanes tours German libraries.

Biblio Vol. 3, # 3, March 1998.

• A short primer on paper from Sydney E. Berger reveals how to tell antique from modern laid paper.
• Basbanes writes about a recent exhibition at the NYPL of its Romanov book collection.

Binders' Guild Newsletter, Vol. XX, No. 8, December 1997.

• The index to volume XX.
• Jim Dorsey reprints various articles from past Society of Bookbinders Newsletters, and reviews Shereen LaPlantz's book, Cover to Cover.

Binders' Guild Newsletter, Vol. XXI, No. 1, January 1998.

• A retelling of Nancy Jacobi's excellent Japanese hand made paper presentation, which was given to the Guild of Book Workers seminar in Ann Arbor, 1997.

The Book Club of California, Quarterly Newsletter, Vol. LXIII, No. 1, Winter 1997.

• Dan Carr's address. "Beyond Fine Printing: Typographic Punchcutting and the Evolution of a Poet's Voice on the Page".

Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild Newsletter, Vol. 15 #4 Winter 1997.

• Edward H. Hutchins muses on the beauty and practicality of small editions, freeing the imagination and sharing skills with each local community.
• Nancy Ruth Jackson gives an entertaining account of making pens from reeds and feathers.

Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild Newsletter, Vol. 16 #1 Spring 1998.

• E. H. (Ted) Snider discusses adventures in pigmented paper in a collaboration with GBW Potomac Chapter.
• Philip Smith bewails books with paper grain across the leaf, and mentions that he has patented his own solution to self-destructive paperbacks, his Otabind system.
• Review of the Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators.

Designer Bookbinders Newsletter, No. 100, Autumn 1995.

• Deborah Evetts gave a lecture on rare book conservation at the Pierpont Morgan library. Sabina Pugh recounts how light is Ms Evett's touch when faced with previously heavy-handed repairs.
• A couple of charming tales of appreciation of Stella Patri from Margaret H. Johnson. and Don Glaister.

The New Bookbinder, Journal of Designer Bookbinders, Vol. 17, 1997.

• Peter R. Jones talks about non-intrusive binding to metal rods.
• Jonathon Gilbert reveals the joy and procedure of fore-edge painting.
• Kim Furrokh has a substantial article on photographing bookbindings.
• Phillip Smith selects five binders, including himself, in "Five Flavours of Bookbinding".
• Sydney J. Shep has a good look at contemporary bookmaking in New Zealand. The rest of the issue is devoted to recent bindings by the members of Designer Bookbinders.
• Bernard Middleton writes about Elizabeth Greenhill at Ninety.
• Jeff Clements and Katinka Keus describe A Board Attachment, circa 1560.

Paper Conservation News, Number 84, December 1997.

• Sabina Pugh reviews Nicholas Pickwoad's course on the systematic analysis of materials and binding structures in books bound from 1500 to 1800.
• Two articles on library conservation labs: The National Library, Florence, Italy, and Dundee University in Scotland.

The Paper Conservator, Vol. 21, 1997.

• Helen Shenton discusses the display of books at the Victoria and Albert, reviewing developments over the last ten years, from the practicalities of displaying historical structures to the aesthetics behind the whole art of exhibiting.
• Aqueous light bleaching is discussed by Terry Trosper Schaeffer et al.
• Dimensional Stability in Paper in relationship to lining and drying procedures, by Ingelise Nielsen and Derek Priest, is a summary of part of a UMIST research project.

The Society of Bookbinders Newsletter, December 1997.

• Valerie Freer gives a useful summation of Terry Buckley's demonstration of leather staining, marbling and tree calf.
• John S. Alabaster describes a simple aid for ploughing glossy text blocks.