Can't recommend this book highly enough for learning some non-adhesive book binding. The book is number one a series of three by Keith Smith on non-adhesive binding. Very detailed. Excellent diagrams of difficult sewing sequences, for example the binding off of the final cover of a Coptic-stitch bound book. This book is also a good place to begin studying book binding as it includes less complex binding like pamphlets to get your feet wet. ( Amazon customer)