Indispensable to teachers and students working on their own or attending classes.Consists of two parts: Part 1: General instructions on the processes of endpapers, sewing, leather paring. Advice on setting up a workroom, list of tools, equipment and materials. Part 2: Series of projects to enable students to progress from a single-section pamphlet bound in cloth to a library-style binding in leather tooled with gold leaf.
Both sections have clear diagrams, specially drawn by the author.In the back of the book is a glossary, lists of suppliers and schools of bookbinding.