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Non-Adhesive Binding: 1, also known as Books Without Paste or Glue, is a revised and expanded instructional book by book artist Keith A. Smith. It addresses hand-built book structures that rely on folding, piercing, sewing, lacing, and mechanical attachment rather than adhesive, presses, or heavy equipment. The volume combines a practical manual with a distinct view of artist books: a binding is not merely a protective finish applied after pages are made, but part of how a work functions, looks, and communicates. Its first section establishes preparation skills, including paper selection and behavior, folding, measuring, marking, and making sewing stations. The second moves through a broad sequence of bindings, from accessible pamphlet and stab forms to more involved long-stitch and Coptic structures. Detailed line drawings carry much of the teaching burden, showing thread paths and construction order. The book is therefore both a technical reference and a framework for making structural choices responsive to content, page movement, and visual design.