1. a workshop or business where books are bound or rebound

Examples

• The old bookbindery on Main Street has been restoring antique volumes for over fifty years.
• She apprenticed at a local bookbindery to learn the craft of hand-binding.
• The bookbindery uses traditional leather and cloth to create custom book covers.
• Many independent bookbinderies have closed as industrial binding has become more common.
• The bookbindery specializes in repairing damaged library collections.