bookbinding

American  

[book-bahyn-ding] / ˈbʊkˌbaɪn dɪŋ /

noun

1. the process or art of binding books.

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Etymology

Origin of bookbinding

First recorded in 1765–75; book + binding

Example Sentences

With the New York Antiquarian Book Fair starting today on the Upper East Side, we visited the Henry Bookbinding Company in Manhattan to see how books were made in our city’s past.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2017

"It will … never be as much as it used to be," said Mariana Blau, who runs A-1 Bookbinding, which has been operating in downtown Los Angeles for 55 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2014

Bookbinding and publishing lore once were the province of library schools.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2011

Bookbinding in the higher styles is now done fairly well in England, though, in the opinion of many, the workmanship is not equal to that of the French artists of three hundred years ago.

From Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs by Slater, J. Herbert (John Herbert)

Bookbinding is taught nowadays at most of the County Council Schools of Technics throughout the kingdom; and there are opportunities in this direction for the young bibliophile to-day which his elder brethren regard with envy.

From The Book-Hunter at Home by Allan, P. B. M.