![]() (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed. It is currently available for sale across offline and online stores. Our production facility includes a letterpress shop with a one-of-a-kind collection of historic metal typefaces, a type foundry now in continuous operation for over 100 years, and a complete hand book bindery, all housed in a 14,000 square foot industrial building in San Francisco’s Presidio National Park. Sebastian's previous books include a collection of his bibliophile essays, titled ''The Groaning Shelf and Other Instances of Book Love'' (2012), and a bibliographical romance ''The Book Hunters of Katpadi'' (2017). ![]() ''The camaraderie between fellow collectors and dealers, bibliographic connoisseurship, the thrill of the chase, and the joy of striking a juicy bargain,'' they added. Peppered with vivid anecdotes and delightful conversations, according to the publishers, the book is as much about the love for fine books as it is about the pleasures of bibliophilia. ''Perhaps the deepest impulse to write 'The Book Beautiful' was to introduce the Indian booklover to the typographic beauty of fine press books - the tactile sensuousness of letterpress books printed on hand-made paper from metal type had been, after all, the very thing that had made me a book collector,'' Sebastian told PTI. ''Like book collectors everywhere, I too felt – and still feel – that the rare finds you make, the delicious bargains you stumble on, and the kick they give you doesn't feel complete until you've shared these tales of conquests with fellow bibliophiles and collectors. Our production facility includes a letterpress shop with a one-of-a-kind collection of historic metal. In absorbing prose, the author retraces his fulfilling journey of collecting fine books online, his new-found love for modern calligraphic and illuminated manuscripts, and his discovery of the masters of bookmaking - be it the cloistered nuns who printed impeccable fine press books, or the famous printer who lived in a one-room apartment at a YMCA with his small handpress tucked under his bed. Fine Artist Books Handcrafted in San Francisco. ![]() Printed on a handpress, from metal type pressed into dampened handmade paper, the tactility and typographic beauty of letterpress books instantly captivated him. Each page is perforated so you can detach and hang the. A volume containing reproductions of correspondence, made directly from the originals using a transfer process. Published by Hachette India, ''The Book Beautiful'' is Sebastian's story, who was a contented bibliophile until 2015 when things took a dramatic turn as he chanced upon fine press books. A BIG 11×14 inch book of letterpress printing and innovation from 80+ Ladies of Letterpress members. letterpress copybook (also press copy), n. In his new book, author Pradeep Sebastian has penned his journey of becoming a serious book collector with a penchant for fine and rare books. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Situation.
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