Esther K Smith’s Book Arts Books
How to Make Books
Fold, Cut & Stitch Your Way to a One-of-a-Kind BookOrder Signed Copies (with free gift)
Spanish Edition Available.
Esther K Smith wrote and co-designed HOW TO MAKE BOOKS.
At Purgatory Pie Press, Dikko Faust hand-set wood and metal display type for the cover, special pages, and chapter openers. We scanned Dikko’s type the book was produced and published by Random House.
Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, &c.
The 1874 Masterpiece of Colorful TypographyOrder Signed Copies (with free print)
Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, &c. is a vintage volume with a cultlike status in the bibliophile, typographic, and design worlds. Originally published as a catalogue for William H. Page’s Connecticut wood type foundry—this 1874 type specimen book features elaborate beautifully intricate displaytypefaces. The text reads as humorous and strange experimental poetry.
This edition reprints all 102 pages of the original book. Loved by typographers, designers, artists, poets,and anyone with a wicked sense of style.
Making Books With Kids
25 Paper Projects to fold, sew,paste, pop, and drawOrder Signed book (with free gift) Spanish Edition available
Esther Smith wrote and co-designed Making Books With Kids. Jane Sanders drew the illustrations and made many of the sample books. Artists and children made books for the 25 projects. Dikko Faust hand-set wood and metal type for the cover and display type, and made paste papers for the end sheets.
Note: The original binding of this book is out-of-print. We have a few new copies with Dikko’s endsheets.
Magic Books & Paper Toys
E-Z Pop-Ups and Other Paper Playthings to Amaze and DelightOrder Signed Book (with free gift)
Esther K Smith, author of How to Make Books, unlocks the secrets of making tricky book forms-- even if you’ve never worked with paper before.
Note: This book is now out-of-print. We have a few new copies.
The Paper Bride
Wedding DIY from Pop-the-Question to Tie-the-Knot & Happily Ever After!Order Signed Book(with free gift)
The one-stop guide to making a celebration that’s all about you with ubiquitous, affordable, recyclable paper! Letterpress artist, designer, and once-bride Esther K. Smith inspires you with one-of-a-kind invitations, albums, guest books, and more.
Note: This book is now out-of-print. We have the last few new copies.
The Little book of Book Making
Timeless Techniques and Fresh Ideas for Beautiful Handmade BooksOrder Signed Book(with free gift)
Esther K Smith wrote the foreword, front matter, and several projects. The book features Purgatory Pie Press's InstaBooks series.