title: Beautiful Bookbindings: A Thousand Years of the Bookbinder's Art
author:  P. J. M. Marks 
description: Philippa Marks is Curator of Western Bookbindings at The British Library. She has written two other books, both published by the British Library: Treasures in Focus: Decorated Papers (2007) and The British Library Guide to Bookbinding (1998).
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  ## CONTENTS
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Contents](nav.xhtml)
  
  
  * [The Word of Unbinding](9780062470966_Chapter_1.xhtml#ch1)
  
  
  * [About the Author](About_the_Author.xhtml#ata)
  
  
  * [Praise](9780062470966_Praise.xhtml#pra)
  
  
  * [Also by Ursula K. Le Guin](9780062470966_Also_by.xhtml#also)
  
  
  * [Back Ads](9780062470966_Back_Ad.xhtml#back)
  
  
  * [Copyright](9780062470966_Copyright.xhtml#cop)
  
  
  * [About the Publisher](About_the_Publisher.xhtml#atp)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Guide
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Cover](9780062470966_Cover.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Contents](nav.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Chapter 1](9780062470966_Chapter_1.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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