As bookbinders who do a lot of book restoration and period style bookbinding, we are from time to time asked to reproduce marble paper. Sometimes the client wishes us to bind a book following the original, now deteriorated-beyond-repair binding, or in this case, to replicate the existing binding of other books in a set. This […]
This is the second part of a dust jacket restoration (see part one here) where I am removing a torn, wrinkled heat set plastic covering the entire front and rear panels as well as most of the flaps. While the dust jacket looks like it has seen better days, fortunately, the actual damage, in addition […]
This custom clamshell box made for a copy of the Robert Frost biography (inscribed by Frost himself), A Swinger of Birches by Sidney Cox, carries the birch theme into the decorative elements on the front board and spine. The client and I early on in our discussions of the project decided upon a circular […]
This week, I have a dust jacket restoration that has some interesting problems. The Outsiders and Others by H.P. Lovecraft is a rare book and an even rarer dust jacket. Perhaps only 1,000 copies were produced and, of course, there are far fewer remaining today. Interestingly, we had another copy of this same book and […]
If you are wondering how to preserve and protect your vinyl collection, these custom slipcase boxes for 45 rpm records might be what you are looking for. The pair of boxes shown here left the shop last week to their new home. The inner section of the box is a shaped tray that securely holds […]
You’re looking at our nearly complete new website. I had intended to wait until it was fully finished before launching it, but since it already has far more information about our bookbinding and restoration services along with examples than our embarrassingly old one, I’ve decided to go ahead. There are still a couple of more […]
