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by John Carrera

2 years ago

1. Pictorial Webster's: Inspiration to Completion

by John Carrera

2 years ago

From the discovery of the 1898 International Dictionary to linotyping the entries to printing the last print on the vandercook to cutting the fingertabs of the deluxe edition, this video gives a quick overview of the process of creating the Pictorial Webster's fine press edition.

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john windle 2 years ago

This is brilliant -- I loved it. It shows in an easy and accessible way how a book is made -- and what a book. As a professional of 42 years' standing it takes a lot to impress me -- I was impressed. Bravo!
Casey McGarr 2 years ago

Really amazing John, congratulations on such a huge undertaking. I can only imagine how proud you are of the success.

What is the price for one of these books?
John Carrera 2 years ago

The deluxe copy shown in the video is from an edition of 26 is $4600, but there is also the regular run of 100 books (doesn't have fingertabs) in $3200 binding, $2600, and $1800, and now from Chronicle Books a very splendid $35 version. Chronicle has a contest on their website where you can WIN the deluxe in the photo!
stevegarfield 2 years ago

Excellent video! Love it.
Glue 2 years ago

Wow this is amazing! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful process!
Michael Pierce 2 years ago

This is incredible I've only created 2 books from scratch the entire process was so stressful. Never had to set type by hand though that adds onto the complexity you sir are a brilliant skilled madman! :)
Ryan Robertson 2 years ago

I'm in shock at how awesome this is.
Johns Beharry 2 years ago

wow dude congrats the outcome is fantastic you must be overjoyed.

What an amazing process
Don Olney 2 years ago

Wonderful! Beautiful, well edited, and very informative!
Judith Lombardi 2 years ago

wonderful, wonderful. rewarding to see that this kind of time and effort and talent can still be put into a project. Thank you. Would you please tell me what kind of material was originally used for the old engravings?
John Carrera 2 years ago

The engravings were done on engrain boxwood.x
Lucio Passerini 2 years ago

Congratulations, a brave enterprise admirably accomplished!
Tanja Barnes 2 years ago

This was wonderful. I learned so much about the art of bookbinding in less than 8 minutes. Fabulous story telling, good story to tell and well lensed. Thanks so much. Great, great piece.
Chris Shiflett 2 years ago

Your craftsmanship is inspiring! Thanks so much for sharing your story.
Patrick Moberg 2 years ago

Amazing! It's incredible how much effort goes into the binding.
Eric Jasso 2 years ago

Wow. Stunning!
whales 2 years ago

unreal!
Steven Gray 2 years ago

Amazing story. I've done a little bookbinding myself, but never have I seen such a piece of literary art. Thank you for sharing this.
ilame BMX 2 years ago

Big ups!!!
langustart 2 years ago

Шикарно!
Typehigh 2 years ago

Fantastic. Nice to see the process explained so elaborately. And good to see that quality handcrafted books are still made.
Chuck Brunelli 2 years ago

Absolutely Beautiful.
Maria Etkind 2 years ago

amazing!
Martin Weiss, A Bit of Magic 2 years ago

Love it. Thank you for your hard and thorough work!
Ross Lewis 2 years ago

That was incredibly impressive. You must have incredible patience and focus! There were so many intricate individual processes, did you mess any up?! I could see me getting to the finger indents to help turn the page and my cutter would go ripping through the pages!!
patricia sahertian 2 years ago

This is an amazing project. I have just made my first artist's book with a colleague and it was a big deal for me, learning how to bind pages, making decisions on what the cover should be, pasting and precisely cutting boards and papers. I am just blown away by this wonderful handmade endeavor and admire not only your book skills, but your documentation of the ten year event. Just beautiful.
Radar 2 years ago

wonderful
the Underground Library 2 years ago

Mind-blowing. the Underground Library can only hope to emulate your precision in the future.
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Kevin T. Keith 2 years ago

That was magnificent. It's really inspiring to see craft taken to such a high level, and the love of fine things that motivates such work. What a great project! Congratulations!
Laura McCain 2 years ago

Incredible! Thank you for documenting this project.
Uriá Fassina 2 years ago

Incredible Awesome!!! Love it!
AK Chang 2 years ago

Fantastic. Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed watching the process.
Ron Stanford 2 years ago

Awe inspiring.
Alexandre Rivest 2 years ago

I love it. Hope one day to have a chance to try that out. Where can we get a copy of the book?
Andrey Grishko 1 year ago

handwork i always so mutch better done and so emotional
panfily 1 year ago

It's a wonderful video. Thank's!
OnTheLam 1 year ago

This video demonstrates a breathtaking work of modern preservation and craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing your vision and effort.
Christoffer Blomvik 1 year ago

Amazing
Daniel Guillan 1 year ago

Brilliant, thank you!
The Baron 1 year ago

Absolutely beautiful. If i had lotto winnings in my bank account i'd buy a copy! :)
Sadly i don't.
Majed Zoghbi 1 year ago

woow chapeau C'est une œuvre d'art
Ron Haake 1 year ago

Lovely work.

Is there an iPad edition available? ;)
Fritz Tegularius 1 year ago

you are crazy, thanks!
Trey Estúdio Criativo  Shima 1 year ago

Astonishing!!!!!
razvan gabriel 1 year ago

wonderful!
maybe u would like to have some crafted paper for an extra edition. would u?
congrats
Eduardo Moura 1 year ago

This is absolutely fantastic!
As a graphic designer who's been in the editorial industry for years, I'm just delighted to watch this video. A real lesson in book history. Congratulations, its a well-spent 10 years!
leandrojsj 1 year ago

Very good
johnacsyen 1 year ago

Love your passion for your work. Inspirational.
Livia Gabbai 1 year ago

This video shows what we really would like to see and touch!
Pictorial Webster's is amazing! My congratulations for it!! It's a fantastic panorama of engraving, tipography history, ink, paper and drawings! We have one and love it!!
Artwins Yesitdoes 1 year ago

beautiful work!
such an inspiration!
thanks for sharing!
Enrique San Roman 1 year ago

Simply fascinating and so well put together this video and final output. I had seen hand built book put together as a child but never anything of this caliber.
DavidRTurner 1 year ago

That really is a fascinating process - the technology, the concept, the final product...
Thank you for documenting this, and thanks to your grandfather for providing you with the original!!
I recently visited the Houston Museum of Printing History - printingmuseum.org/ - you might let them know about this effort; I'm sure they'd love to share it.
made by robot 1 year ago

As much as I'd really love the hand bound one, I just picked up the copy from Chronicle Books.

chroniclebooks.com/index/main,book-info/store,books/products_id,8162/title,Pictorial-Websters/
Daria Mielcarzewicz 3 months ago

Congratulation! Beautiful!