Endpapers — the sheets connecting a hardbound book’s cover to its first and final pages — have been a crucial element of bookbinding for centuries. But in modern times, the pages often double as a ...

E.H. Shepard illustrated a map of the Hundred Acre Wood for A.A. Milne's The World of Pooh (1957). E.H. Shepard / E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc. If you look inside the front and back of the nearest hardcover ...

Bookbinding developed gradually, with the availability of materials and prevailing tastes dictating the details. One of the more overlooked aspects of book design was the creation of endpapers, when ...

4 Exclusive: RAGTIME, CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL And More Honored At the New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards A new exhibition at The Carle explores the often-overlooked creativity of endpapers—the ...

Preliminary work -- Making the leather-jointed endpapers -- Edge treatment -- Preparing for sewing and sewing the text-block -- Rounding and backing -- Preparing the book boards -- Lacing on the book ...