rare book binding

[Jon Hanson]

Are there any decent (and reasonable) book binders in the New England area, proferably the greater Boston area?

Jon Hanson

[Jon Hanson]

Are there any decent (and reasonable) book binders in the New England area, proferably the greater Boston area?

Jon Hanson

[Mike Kearney]

Jon, check out: http://www.abebooks.com/home/BARELY/ http://www.philobiblon.com/links.htm
and http://www.acmebook.com/

Regards,
Mike

[This message has been edited by Mike Kearney (edited 09-02-2002).]

[Fortunat Mueller-Maerki]

The real question is what kind of book binding are you looking for?

There are plenty of binderies out there that do comercial library type binding,usually in buckram, like public libraries use to bind eg anual volumes of periodicals.

These will run you around $15-25 a book mainly depending on your embossing/labeling needs.

Much harder to find is "fine binding", eg in full leather or 3/4 leather with marbled endpapers etc, ie what you would want for really rare books.

These will run you from 100$ to 300$ a book, but if you have a good bookbinder you like and if you are a booklover worth every penny.

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FortunatMueller-Maerki, Sussex NJ

NAWCC Life # 174
Chair, NWCM Library and Research Center Committee


You can reach me at horology@horology.com

[BrianC]

Jon,
There's the Wells Bindery on Stearns St. Waltham, Mass. It's been there for years but I'm not sure what kind of bindery work they do.
Brian C.

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[Jon Hanson]

F,

The title reads "Rare!"

B,

Thanks.

S,

Good idea.

Thanks, guys, I'll check out that one in Waltham-need to go over that way to look at some Walthams and early Howards-I'll report idf there was anything of consequence! :biggrin:

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Jon Hanson, nawcc#8801

[Tom McIntyre]

I have not been to Wells yet, but have talked to them on the phone. I think they can do any level of work you want. I believe that either Brad or Dan had them do some work.

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Tom McIntyre
NAWCC 2nd VP Candidate
Tommy the JOAT's Web (http://www.AWCo.org)

[Dr. Jon]

Jon

Richard Ketchen in his talk recommended the Harcourt bindery in Boston. He uses them for his rare books and he shoudl know.

[Jon Hanson]

Thank you all.

JW,

4 years ago I met somebody at a chapter 8 meeting who sat at the "highly secretive MIT encounter group" table (how did I get included then?) and I think Harcourt was the same fellow, but I lost his card. He was interested in clock collecting at the time and just joined but I never saw him again.

I am sorry that I missed Kitchen's talk, as I have a few books around here, somewhere. :biggrin: No, the speaker actually has bought a few books from me at chapter 8 meetings, ones I was surprised that he lacked! :smile:

Jon

Jon

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Jon Hanson, nawcc#8801

[Tom McIntyre]

The announcement posted here regarding Richard's library had a typo. His library is high quality but modest with about 400 volumes. It is not in the same class as yours (nor is anyone else's private library I think).

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Tom McIntyre
NAWCC 2nd VP Candidate
Tommy the JOAT's Web (http://www.AWCo.org)