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About

The American Bookbinders Museum is the only museum in North America dedicated to preserving and promoting the art and history of bookbinding.  See how books were bound by hand until the 19th century; marvel at the first machines that automated bookbinding. Once you visit, you will never look at a book the same again.

The American Bookbinders Museum is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Mission

We tell the story of the book, presenting the art of western bookbinding as a hand process through early mechanization, promoting a deeper understanding of the impact of book production on the American experience.

Land Acknowledgement

The American Bookbinders Museum gratefully acknowledges the Muwekma, Ohlone, and Ramaytush tribes on whose ancestral lands the Museum is located.

Our People

 

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