How Would They Look if They Weren’t Well Bound? – A Bookbinders Song
The Bookbinder’s Song “Be man’s peculiar work his sole delight.”–Minstrel, Book 1 Air: “Johnny Lump’s Visit to Somerset House” Ere Printing began the dark ages to mend, On volumes of parchment their...
View ArticleThe Ruler, a Bookbinders Poem
The Ruler by Samuel O. Spaeth Down by dot Hiccough ruling machine Der bindery ruler stands. Mit six days’ viskers on his face Und ink all ofer his hands. His disposition is calm and serene To his...
View ArticleTime Honored Techniques: Bookbinding Manuals from 1650-1880
“Time Honored Techniques: Bookbinding Manuals from 1650-1880″, an exhibition of bookbinding manuals from the museum’s collection, reflecting changes in culture and technology, is open at the ABM...
View ArticleWho Wrote the Book of Trades?
One of our favorite illustrations at the American Bookbinders Museum is an engraving from 1694 done by the Dutch artist Jan Luyken (or Luiken). Seen at left, “De Boeckbinder” (The Bookbinder), is one...
View ArticleSF in SF at ABM
On January 17, please join the American Bookbinders Museum as we host SF in SF and authors Kim Stanley Robinson and Cecelia Holland, who will read from current work, then participate in an interview...
View ArticleNew Day for the Bookbinders Museum
The ABM is pleased to announce Saturday hours! The museum will be open from 10am – 4pm Tuesday through Saturday. Docent tours are offered at 10am, 1pm, and 3pm; admission is $10 for a one-hour tour....
View ArticleVisiting the ABM before, during, and after the Superbowl
There’s a lot of excitement in our neighborhood this week and next, but for those not Superbowl-inclined, the thought of venturing downtown to visit the Bookbinders Museum may be daunting. Fear not...
View ArticleJoin Us for Third Thursday with the Cartoon Art Museum
The American Bookbinders Museum is delighted to welcome the Cartoon Art Museum for a celebration of American history, as part of the Yerba Buena Third Thursdays on February 18, 2016 from 5:30-8:00pm....
View ArticleThe Hearts of Bookbinding
In this season of chocolates and candy hearts, we wondered: how, and when, did the heart become associated with romance in Western culture? The early Egyptians believed the heart was the seat of the...
View ArticleSF in SF on February 21 at ABM
On February 21, please join the American Bookbinders Museum as we host SF in SF and authors Charlie Jane Anders and Lisa Goldstein, who will read from current work, then participate in an interview...
View ArticleSF in SF with Daryl Gregory and Hannu Rajaniemi
March 6, doors open at 5:30, program begins at 6pm; $10 donation at the door Please join us for SF in SF at the American Bookbinders Museum, with readings and conversation from Daryl Gregory and Hannu...
View ArticleWomen in Bookbinding
Opening Today: Women in Bookbinding looks at women in both trade and artisanal bookbinderies through the lens of material from the museum’s own collection of books and ephemera. Curated by ABM...
View ArticleBookbinding and the Working Woman
One of the by-products of the Industrial Revolution was a change in the status of women working outside the home. Working from home–doing piece work in and around all the other jobs that were part of...
View ArticleJoin Us for Third Thursday at the Bookbinders Museum
On March 17 between 5:30 – 8pm, the Bookbinders Museum will be open late for Third Thursday, honoring St. Patrick’s Day, Women’s History Month, and our new exhibit on Women Bookbinders. Come take a...
View ArticleABM Closing Early on Tuesday, March 15
The Bookbinders Museum will be closing at 3:30 on Tuesday, 3/15, for a private event. The last tour will be at 1pm. We’ll be back to our usual schedule on Wednesday, and hope to see you soon.
View ArticleABM on SOMA-FM
The Bookbinders Museum is pleased to note that SOMA-FM, San Francisco’s digital radio station, will be producing podcasts of the monthly SF in SF readings hosted by the museum. Can’t make a reading?...
View ArticleDon’t Cross a Bookbinder – A Bookbinder’s Curse
In honor of National Poetry Month, a bookbinder’s curse in 10 stanzas. One wonders what “Particular Occasion” caused Mr. “Burnisher” to vent such spleen. Solemn Curse Pronounced by Ben Burnisher upon a...
View ArticleLantern Review and SF in SF This Weekend
The American Bookbinders Museum is delighted to host two sponsored events this weekend! The first, on Saturday, April 16, at 7pm, will be a celebration in honor of National Poetry Month organized by...
View ArticleThird Thursday at the Bookbinders Museum
A reminder that this month’s Third Thursday will feature the poems from last weekend’s Lantern Review reading program, used as a vehicle to explore the ABM, and our notions of what a book is. Visitors...
View ArticleCelebrate Independent Book Store Day!
Tomorrow, April 30, is Independent Book Store Day. Here in the Bay Area we are fortunate to have a plethora of wonderful bookstores. Why not visit one or two? And as a reminder, the American...
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