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Welcome to BOOKBINDING!
This web site is dedicated
to bookbinding, our aim is to help you understand what bookbinding is
by answering the many questions you may have, with examples and text written on the topic of book binding.
But first, to quote Sir Mick Jagger, let me introduce myself: my name is Denis Gouey,
pronounced like Goulet without the "L".
I know, you'd think that because I'm a bookbinder the name would
have been made up just for marketing purposes, but no, I assure
you, I was born with it. So if you call me on the phone or refer me
to a friend, don't call me gooey...please.
All right now enough of this and let's get to the point of this web
site.
I have been a bookbinder for most of my growing and adult life, in
short for several decades, having first learned the trade the old
fashion way in France, I practiced it with private firms and
institution before opening the Denis Gouey Bookbinding Studio, in
New York City, a quarter of a century ago.
At the Studio, I specialize in the fine craft of binding books, design
and restoration of books as well as the preservation and
presentation of important documents, photographs, scrapbooks,
albums, artwork, and more.
Each book or document is treated on an individual basis, with
respect for its historic and artistic value. For preservation I
recommend museum book boxes that I build
according to industry standards. My expertly crafted bindings are
fashioned and
executed neatly, according to your taste and within your budget.
Designer covers can be done from your own designs or from my
designs and sets
can also be bound in any style you choose. A large collection of
hand tools is available to the binder to create designs relating to
the styles of the past five centuries. Our restorations are done in
the most subtle manner and can be performed on leather as well
as on cloth or paper bindings.
If you are looking for how-to links, Practical Bookbinding or
Bookbinding for
Amateurs are a good start, with great tips for hobby and
professional bookbinders alike. Useful for Grade School Teachers,
Paper
and Cardboard Construction, and for the aspiring designer,
An
Essay on Color.
Diderot pages on
Bookbinding will help you with the equipment necessary for the
trade, specially if you wish to build your own presses, sewing
frames, cutting plows etc.
Museum boxes are an important part of bookbinding and
preservation, so I prepared a step by step
tutorial on the process. Sometimes some skills cross over from
trade to trade. It's in this spirit that I have published a rare
work on Gilding and
Bronzing picture frames, where you will find pointers on this
topic.
Here is a complete list of our
publications.
Recently, I added a live feed to news related to
bookbinding.
Through our affiliation with Amazon, I found that these Bookbinding
books are the most popular.
The bookbinder stain glass picture at the top of the page is
after a 1568
wood block by Jost Amman.
I sincerely hope that you will find this web site useful for the
links leading to the many facets of bookbinding trade or hobby,
thank you for spending some time with me, I will periodically add
more information about bookbinding and publish long out of print
books on the topic, so come back often and enjoy your visits!
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