september 2011 update Supplying calligraphers, lettering artists, illuminators, bookbinders and papercraft enthusiasts worldwide with books, tools, and materials since 1981. 8 13 8 3 7 12 ORDER NOW! toll free: 800-369-9598 v web: www.JohnNealBooks.com Contents BOOKS DVD'S Bookbinding 3, 4, 16 Bookbinding 3 Book Arts 5,6 Illumination 10 British Library 13 Brush Lettering 6 Calligraphy 7, 8, 9, 10, 17 SUPPLIES Color / Painting 10 Zentangle 16 Gift 10 Bookbinding 19 Illumination 11, 12 Cutting Tools 19 Lettercarving 17, 18 Fountain Pens 19 Nature Printing 18 Holders 19, 20 Paper Art / Papercraft 13, 18 Ink Stick 20 Pop-Ups 13, 14 Metallics 20 Projects 14 Pointed Pen 21 Saint John's Bible 14 Fine Paper 21 Zentangle 15 SCA Scrolls 21 Writing Tools 22 CALENDARS 6, 14 Light Tables/Light Pads/ Light Boxes 23 Containers 23 CARDS 17 Essential Tools 23, 24 Pads 24 Brushes 24 Inks / Paints / Color 25 2 ❧ EMAIL : [email protected] v www.JOHNNEALBOOKS .com B2961. The Book as Art: BOOKBINDING Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women B3400. Beautiful Bookbind- in the Arts by Krystyna ings: A Thousand Years of the Wasserman , Johanna Bookbinder's Art by P.J.M. Drucker, & Audrey Niffeneg- Marks. 2011. 161pp. 8.5"x11". ger. 2011. 208pp. 8.5"x11". Hardcover $49.95. Paper $35.00. JNB Price $44.95 JNB Price $29.95 From exquisite Presents more than one medieval hundred artists’ books - volumes of bookbindings made of visual delight in a wide variety of forms. precious metals and jewels to the unique and highly These treasures of intricate craftsmanship will imaginative creations of contemporary bookbind- inspire you and expand your creative vision of the ers, this book celebrates over 100 of the most book. The beautifully photographed books are from beautiful bookbindings of the last 1000 years. The just over 100 nationally and internationally known book focuses on the craft of hand-bookbinding. women book artists. Gain insight from the Even with mass-produced trade binding (which accompanying comments from their creators and started in the Victoria era), the craft continued, and the informative articles and the lively introduction. the second half of the 20th century saw a significant revival. The introduction provides an engaging B3395. Books and Journals: overview of the history and techniques of the craft 20 Great Weekend Projects by and of its most important practitioners. Fully Constance E. Richards. illustrated, the book is visually stunning, with 2000, 2011. 80pp. 8.5"x11". specially commissioned studio color photography. Paper $9.95 The examples are from the collection of the British This inexpensive book has Library. 160 color illustrations. step-by-step instructions and how-to photographs for simple See pages 3-5, 18-20 of the Spring 2011 catalog from but not simplistic projects. Full more Bookbinding books and pages 21, 62-63 for color throughout. Good for a budding bookbinder. supplies. This is a reprint of Making Books and Journals: 20 Great Weekend Projects. SPECIAL OFFER! Purchase a signed copy of Don Etherington’s Bookbinding & Conserva- tion (B3229, $49.95) and a copy of Fine Bookbinding with Don Etherington & Monique Lallier (DVD50, $99) for only $123. You save $25.95 off the retail price when you purchase both. Don Etherington & Monique Lallier DVD50. Fine Bookbind- B3229. Bookbinding & ing with Don Etherington Conservation: A & Monique Lallier. 2011. Sixty-Year Odyssey of Art Approx 240 min. DVD (Two- and Craft by Don disc Set). $99.00 Etherington. 2010. 180pp. Husband and wife team Don 8.5"x11". Hardcover. List Etherington & Monique Price: $49.95. JNB $44.95 Lallier present, in complete Don Ethering- step-by-step detail, Fine Full- ton began Leather Binding With Raised bookbinding at the age of Bands (Etherington) and Design Binding With thirteen and went on to study bookbinding and Leather Inlays and Onlays in the French Tradition design at the London School of Printing. This (Lallier).Beginning with a text-block that is ready autobiography takes you through his lifelong to be covered, Don takes you through every step of journey of bookbinding and conservation, the process to achieve a fine, full-leather binding. including his teaching and his journey from He shares all of his special techniques, including Europe to the US, where he became Training his own for achieving smooth, beautiful leather Officer and Assistant Restoration Officer at the corners. Monique fully demonstrates and explains Library of Congress in 1970. This account of his her French-style leather inlays & onlays for design personal and professional life includes his binding. She demonstrates each and every step of generous contribution to the conservation effort in how to achieve truly beautiful designs in leather. Florence, Italy, following the great flood that Current binders will enhance their craft by refin- caused incredible damage to thousands of ing their techniques and learning new meth- books. Etherington's work can be found in ods. For beginners, the DVDs teach you how to collections worldwide. Includes gallery of completely cover a book in full-leather and create Etherington's fine bindings. beautiful multi-color leather inlays & onlays with This long-awaited DVD has FOUR clear, straight-forward instruction. HOURS of how-to instruction! TOLL FREE : 800-369-9598 v WEB : www.JOHNNEALBOOKS .com ❧ 3 Claire Van Vliet B3392. Masters: Book Arts: Major Works by Leading Artists curated by Eileen Wallace. 2011. 330pp. 9''x8''. Paper $24.95. JNB Price $19.95 Presents innovative work from 43 master book artists. The selections demonstrate conceptual, aesthetic & technical excellence and incredible beauty. Brief comments from the artists about their work, careers, and philosophies accompany stunning images. BOOKBINDING SALE MICHAEL JACOBS B2693. The Art of Fabric 55% off! Save $13.00 Books: Innovative Ways to Use B2799. Books Unbound: Fabric in Scrapbooks, Altered 20 Innovative Bookmaking Books & More by Jan Bode Projects by Michael Jacobs. Smiley. 2005. 112pp. 8.5"x11". 2006. 128pp. 8.5"x11". Paper $21.95. SALE $9.95 Paper $22.95. SALE $9.95 Provides instruction Michael’s third both on using fabric book of projects as a natural addition to book is another winner. Learn projects and for books made of fabric, rather than how to create pop-up designs, multiple layers, paper and board. These are creative, doable projects and special folds that are sculptural, multi- that use paper, fabric, thread, findings, buttons, and dimensional and clever. Complete step-by-step more in a variety of book styles. instructions make these great 3D and layered designs achievable. Includes templates, full-color B3444. Handmade Photo photos of finished projects, and variations. Albums: Complete Instructions Covers may have some shelf wear. for Making 18 Fun and Creative Designs by Tami Porath. 2007. B2674. Cards that 110pp. 8"x10.5". Paper $19.95. Pop-up, Flip, & Slide By SALE $7.99 Michael Jacobs. 2005. Use these albums for 96pp. 8.5"x11". Paper photos or adapt her $19.95. SALE $8.95 techniques and ideas for One-of-a-kind journals and other binding projects. Step-by-step cards with photos accompany the detailed instruction. moving parts such as pop-ups, sliders, and flaps. B2795. Recollections: Using step-by-step instructions and 22 easy-to- A Life in Bookbinding by follow templates, readers will learn how to put Bernard C. Middleton. 2000. together clever and dynamic interactive cards 126pp. 7.25"x10.25". using simple tools that are easy to find in craft Hardcover $39.95. SALE $19.95 stores; use a variety of papers, from handmade Middleton’s story and printed to recycled, for unique graphic looks; begins at trade create their own envelopes for a stunning total school, than as an indentured package; and jazz up any project using inks, apprentice, and then his first collage, colored pencils, and more! job (at the British Library). As a young man, he becomes manager at the famed Zaehnsdorf’s and then, on his own, becomes one of the world’s foremost book restorers. This warm, personal story is well-illustrated, including many examples of his inspired bindings. (80 bindings are shown, with 46 in full color.) 4 ❧ EMAIL : [email protected] v www.JOHNNEALBOOKS .com HERMANN ZAPF B3435. About More Alphabets: The Types of Hermann Zapf by Jerry Kelly with a foreword by Robert Bringhurst. 2011. 112pp. 4.5"x7". Hardcover $35.00 Available Sept. / Oct. 2011 In 1960, the Typophiles published a now-treasured chapbook on Hermann Zapf’s metal faces. More than 50 years later, this new volume brings you up-to-date, presenting a selection of his major alphabet design projects. Even as the way letterforms have changed from metal to phototype to digital, Zapf has continued to produce exceptional typefaces – most drawing from pen-made forms. The book is filled with type drawings and trials and other illustrations, some rarely seen. Reserve your copy of this finely-printed letter art treasure designed by Jerry Kelly. (As a used book, the first Zapf chapbook can command $100 or more.). Typophile Chap Book New Series no. 3. with a fine artist's sensibility “to communicate his BOOK ARTS ideas and his feelings in the service of the book.” Thirty of his noteworthy jackets are highlighted and New this spring discussed. The book also examines the historical B3434. The Art of the Book context of David's work, including a history of jacket in the Twentieth Century by design in Germany and in the U.S., and describes Jerry Kelly. 2011. 200pp. 9"x12". David's freelance career in publishing. Thirty of his Hardcover $39.95 noteworthy jackets are highlighted and discussed. With insightful 30 color plates, 22 b&w illustrations.