Bookbinders, America at Work 1967
The 1967 documentary Bookbinders, part of the America at Work series by the AFL-CIO, gives a very romantic look into the book production process. Enjoy the video below!
“Americans at work, in an art that is the preservation of all arts: The making of books. These men are masters of their tools, from the most primitive instruments to the latest equipments of the machine age. With other craftsmen, these are the people who make the pen mightier than the sword.”
