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Tag Archives: Bookbinding
Do Literary Prizes Really Matter
Flesh by David Szalay was named the winner of the Booker Prize 2025 at a ceremony in London on Monday. Szalay receives £50,000 and a trophy, which was presented to him by last year’s winner, Samantha Harvey. I suppose that it’s time … Continue reading
You may want to see this (or not)
The Abandoned/Ghost station project captures those mysterious stations throughout London which are long closed and disused. Many remain fairly intact and some even feature time capsule-like qualities, such as WWII propaganda posters hanging from the platform walls. The Museum of … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Public Transport
Tagged Athens, Bookbinding, London Underground, Science fiction
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Breakfast At Tiffany’s
If you were so inclined, you could pick up a signed first edition of Truman Capote’s novel Breakfast at Tiffany’s for $5000 or less. But why not spring for the artfully rebound version for $1.5 million. The new version sports more … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film, Maps, USA, Writing
Tagged Bookbinding, New York City, Truman Capote
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A Wheel of Time
A big tip of the hat to Travel Between The Pages’ first and most loyal follower Bonnie B. for sharing the amazing video below. I love a good bookbinding project, but this one is extraordinary by any measure. Going by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Tech
Tagged Bookbinding, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Wheel of Time
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Book Surgery
As a book collector and bookseller I have on occasion performed some minor book surgical restoration. So, I am a sucker for a good video on the process of book restoration at the hands of a qualified expert. In the … Continue reading
Making A Book
A big tip of the hat to loyal Travel Between The Pages follower Bonnie B. for sharing the wonderful video below titled “Making A Medieval Book.” In just 24 minutes the video demonstrates the 60 hour process of creating a … Continue reading
Just Another Marbled Monday
This psychdelic marbled binding is on Le Terrecotte Figurate del Museo Nazionale di Napoli, or, “The Figured Terracottas of the National Museum of Naples.” The book is by archaeologist and historian Alda Levi (1890-1950) and was published by Vallecchi Firenze Publishing … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, History
Tagged archaeology, archeology, Bookbinding, Italy, World War II
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Words Are Music To A Bibliophile
I recently had an email from a former book customer asking if I could recommend a bibliopegist. My first response was: What’s a bibliopegist. I was only a little embarassed to admit that I didn’t know that it was another word for bookbinder. This … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
Tagged Bibliophilia, Bookbinding, language, Publishing and Printing
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Repair and Restoration
A big h/t to Bonnie B. our first and most loyal subscriber for this post on a loving restoration project from Japan. As an antiquarian and secondhand bookseller, I’ve done some minor repairs and restorations over the years, but … Continue reading
Good As New (almost)
After recently spending more than an hour making minor repairs to a damaged 19th century book, I have an even greater appreciation for book conservation professionals. This nine minute video shows how King’s College Library Cambridge conserves its collection of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Film, Libraries
Tagged book conservation, Bookbinding, Cambridge University
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