I’m starting a Bookbinding for Beginners evening class this Thursday, and feeling a mixture of excitement and trepidation. I’ve dabbled in making my own books, on a self-taught basis, with mixed success. My first attempts were actually not bad, and I still recall my feelings of surprise and awe when I held my first handmade book, a small hardback notebook. Most of us probably don’t think too much about how books are made – we’re…