I have book supplies! Now, I can start my portfolio tonight.
I am quite lucky too. Saturday I walked into Ellis Art on J St. in Sacramento. And they had everything I needed. Not to mention, they were very helpful and friendly. In fact, they have a book binding club that meets there every month.
There are some place you go into find what you need ask if you need to and they point you in the right direction. If that was my experience on Saturday that would be the understatement of the year. They gave me a few pointers showed me a recent book they made. and also shared a book about two artist that specialized in book binding and cover art. I just wish I could remember the names.