Free Bookbinding Books

A collection of free bookbinding books that you can read online and download onto your ebook reader with links to their latest reprint/republication on amazon.com (where available).

I will continue my search for free reading resources weekly and update this list when I find more. Enjoy!

1st Update (22 Sept 2014) – 2 more links to free books:

2nd Update (23rd Sept 2014) – Paid Books

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Bookbinding, and the Care of Books (1901)

 

  • Title: Bookbinding, and the Care of Books
    A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians
  • Author: Douglas Cockerell
  • Editor: W. R. Lethaby
  • Illustrator: Noel Rooke
  • Language: English
  • First Published: 1901
Bookbinding and the care of Books - Douglas Cockerell

READ THE ORIGINAL BOOK ONLINE

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Formats: EPUB, Kindle, Plain Text
Images: Available

View Republished Book on Amazon.com (2013)
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle (eBook)

Practical Bookbinding (1903)

 

  • Title: Practical Bookbinding
  • Author: Paul Adam
  • Translator: Thos. E. Maw
  • Language: English (translated from German)
  • First Published: 1903

READ THE ORIGINAL BOOK ONLINE

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Formats: EPUB, Kindle, Plain Text
Images: Available

Buy on Amazon.com
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback

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Library Bookbinding (1916)

 

  • Title: Library Bookbinding
  • Author: Arthur Low Bailey
  • Language: English
  • First Published: 1916

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English Embroidered Bookbindings (1899)

 

  • Title: English Embroidered Bookbindings
  • Author: Cyril James Humphries Davenport
  • Language: English
  • Editor: Alfred Pollard
  • First Published: 1899

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Formats: EPUB, Kindle, Plain Text
Images: Available

 

Royal English Bookbindings (1896)

 

  • Title: Royal English Bookbindings
  • Author: Cyril Davenport
  • Language: English
  • First Published: 1896

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Formats: EPUB, Kindle, Plain Text
Images: Available

View Republished Book on Amazon.com (2012)
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback

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