A study of individual women bookbinders of the period and the Guild of Women Bookbinders, focusing on Britain and also covering American women craft binders. Offers a historical introduction, profiles key women in the field, and examines less traditional styles of bookbinding, such as embroidery and painting on vellum, revived by women binders of the time. Appendices list tools used by particular binders, women and groups associated with the Guild, and British women in charge of bookbinder's shops, 1648-1901. Includes 32 color photos of bookbindings and some 100 b&w photos. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.