'The Improper Book'

Following on from 'The Proper Book' course that I attended last Autumn at Hot Bed Press, this weekend I went up to Manchester again to learn more about bookmaking techniques. 'The Improper Book' was run by Elizabeth Willow and we made several more unusual book forms.

A beak book is a very simply book form that is made from one sheet of paper.

A Trouser Book is another simply one sheet book but this time with a pamphlet stitched cover.

 A concertina or accordion book is a very adaptable book that can be made any length. It can be folded or opened out and displayed.

The most complex book we made was a triple accordion star or carousel book.