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Family Run Since 1823 • Chrome Free, Veg Tanned, Scottish Leather • Bookbinding & Leather Goods Supplies

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All copies of The Fisherman for @nepenthe_press are now finished and snug on their shelf awaiting slipcases. Work has begun on those too. Not too long to wait now.

#bookbinder #bookbinding #handbound #craftlife

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Love it when wee colonies make it. This one will go into a full size hive in spring. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐝🍁

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Thanks to @webuybooksantiquarian @marbledbymavii for the paper and @hewits.leather thus enabling the restoration of (published in 1874) these two volumes that collect David Livingstone’s final African journals from 1865 until his death in 1873. Edited by Horace Waller, they combine exploration, geography, missionary purpose, antislavery campaigning, illness, and increasingly grim perseverance. Chuma and Susi supplied the closing account. Essentially, it is Victorian travel writing with maps, mosquitoes, moral certainty, and absolutely no return ticket included. #DavidLivingstone #AntiquarianBooks #Bookbinding #VictorianHistory #AfricanExploration

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This little book, “Sixty Amusing and Instructive Fables, in French and English,” was printed in London in 1760 and designed principally for schools. The French and English texts appeared almost word for word beside each other, presumably allowing pupils to be confused in two languages at once.
What else was happening in 1760?
In Britain, George II died and his 22-year-old grandson became George III. The new king was the first Hanoverian monarch born in Britain and spoke English as his first language, a surprisingly useful qualification for the position.
London was full of coffee houses where customers could drink coffee, read newspapers, discuss politics and conduct business. Some eventually developed into major institutions, including Lloyd’s of London. Coffee shops were already combining caffeine, gossip and financial speculation.
France remained under Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour still exercised considerable influence at court. Paris also opened a new local postal service, allowing residents to send one another messages without waiting for the invention of WhatsApp.
Meanwhile, France and Britain were fighting each other across several continents during the Seven Years’ War. Two days ago, in 1760, France surrendered Montreal to the British.
#AntiqueBooks #Bookbinding #RareBooks #1760 #FrenchHistory

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Delighted to host Andrew from @hewits.leather and his new wooden nipping press! Handcrafted and designed in Scotland by their carpenter, over to their website for more details!

My dodos liked it too!

#bookbinding #nippingpress #societyofbookbinders #leather #tannery

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Bookbinding techniques being used to create a bespoke chessboard♟️

This week on Artfully Crafted we visit @lorna_mccurdy, a fine hand bookbinder who uses traditional craftsmanship alongside thoughtful contemporary design to create beautifully bound books that prove sometimes you can judge a book by its cover.  
Inspired by her bookbinder great grandmother, Lorna continues the family tradition, even using some inherited tools to make exquisite hand-bound books that are artworks in their own right.

Full episode now live on Artfully Crafted, see link in my bio.

#Bookbinding #FineBookbinding #GoldTooling #EndangeredCrafts #HeritageCrafts #ArtfullyCrafted

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Did you know that bookbinding competitions are a thing?

This week on Artfully Crafted we visit @lorna_mccurdy, a fine hand bookbinder who uses traditional craftsmanship alongside thoughtful contemporary design to create beautifully bound books that prove sometimes you can judge a book by its cover.  
Inspired by her bookbinder great grandmother, Lorna continues the family tradition, even using some inherited tools to make exquisite hand-bound books that are artworks in their own right.

Full episode now live on Artfully Crafted, see link in my bio.

#Bookbinding #FineBookbinding #GoldTooling #EndangeredCrafts #HeritageCrafts #ArtfullyCrafted

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I had a great time at the #SocietyOfBookbinders Conference in York last Friday. I picked up some gorgeous papers, linen thread and these super cute earrings from @anachronalia that are actually miniature, properly bound books 😍

#SocietyOfBookbindersConference #Bookbinding #BookEarrings #BookbindingPaper

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Without any particular prejudice to a football match that may be taking place… please, no tilting at windmills! #España #DonQuijote #Book Binding

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Another 1932 edition of Homer’s The Odyssey translated by T. E. Shaw which is the pseudonym of Thomas Edward Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia! #bookbinding #theodyssey #LawrenceofArabia

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One day further on... paper and labels done... hummm using a Pragnant with hot brass letters did not improve my general climate this afternoon! Slipcases tomorrow! [for those of you who missed it - Two 1932 editions of Homer’s The Odyssey translated by T. E. Shaw which is the pseudonym of Thomas Edward Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia! Also, a volume which contains Richard of Bury’s Philobiblon and The Basilikon Doron of King James VI] #bookbinding #theodyssey #LawrenceofArabia

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Europe in 1695… splendid paper and leather! #marbledmonday #goatskin #bookbinding

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