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I have been producing bespoke fine bindings since 2006. Each book is unique and created from scratch using a combination of traditional bookbinding skills, fine embroidery and other textural elements. A selection of my recent work is below, and I am available for commissions.

Bokeh: A Little Book of Flowers

Bokeh: A Little Book of Flowers
Author:
Gaylord Schanilec
Illustrator:
Gaylord Schanilec
Publisher:
Midnight Paper Sales, Wisconsin, USA, 2020 (Copy 87 of 120)
Book dimensions:
H 215 x W 158 x D 21mm
Box dimensions:
H 272 x W 220 x D 87mm
Sample board:
#68
Date bound:
2023
Provenance:
Bound for the Covered:Discovered Designer Bookbinders Exhibition in March 2024

Land of the Inca

Land of the Inca
Author:
Carol Cunningham
Publisher:
Sunflower Press, California, USA, 1985 (copy 15 of 85)
Book dimensions:
H 65 x W 90 x D 19mm
Box dimensions:
H 120 x W 120 x D 40mm
Sample board:
#66
Date bound:
2023

Matilda

Matilda
Author:
Roald Dahl
Illustrator:
Quentin Blake
Publisher:
Jonathan Cape, London, 1988
Book dimensions:
H 239 x W 160 x D 45mm
Box dimensions:
H 520 x W 264 x D 85mm
Sample board:
#64
Date bound:
2023
Provenance:
Private Collection, UK

Winter’s Tale

Winter’s Tale
Author:
Kitty Maryatt
Illustrator:
Photographs by Neale M. Albert
Publisher:
Piccolo Press, New York, USA, 2020
Book dimensions:
H 83 x W 83 x D 33mm
Box dimensions:
H 240 x W 140 x D 140mm
Sample board:
#63
Date bound:
2022
Provenance:
Collection of Neale M. Albert, New York, USA

Giacomo Joyce

Giacomo Joyce
Author:
James Joyce
Illustrator:
Susan Weil
Publisher:
incent Fitz Gerald and Co, New York, USA, 1989
Book dimensions:
H 350 x W 250 x D 40mm
Box dimensions:
H 370 x W 270 x D 55 mm
Sample board:
#65
Date bound:
2022

Monograph of the Meropidæ

Monograph of the Meropidæ
Author:
Henry Eeles Dresser
Illustrator:
J.G. Keulemans
Publisher:
The Author, London, 1884-1886
Book dimensions:
H 380 x W 300 x D 45mm
Box dimensions:
H 482 x W 412 x D 77mm
Sample board:
#61
Date bound:
2022
Provenance:
Private Collection of The Athenæum, London

British Wild Flowers

British Wild Flowers
Author:
W. J. Stokoe
Illustrator:
John E. Sowerby
Publisher:
Frederick Warne, London, 1937 (First Edition)
Book dimensions:
H 147 x W 110 x D 34mm
Box dimensions:
H 164 x W 130 x D 60mm
Sample board:
#60
Date bound:
2022
Provenance:
Collection of Neale Albert, New York, USA

Patience

Patience
Author:
E. Helene Sherman
Illustrator:
E. Helene Sherman
Book dimensions:
H 55 x W 55 x D 16mm
Box dimensions:
H 80 x W 80 x D 25mm
Sample board:
#59
Date bound:
2021
Provenance:
Private Collection, USA

Guards! Guards!

Guards! Guards!
Author:
Terry Pratchett
Publisher:
Gollancz, London, 1989 (First Edition)
Book dimensions:
H 220 x W 150 x D 35mm
Box dimensions:
H 241 x W 175 x D 55mm
Sample board:
#58
Date bound:
2021
Provenance:
Collection of Anthony Davis, UK

The Grasses of Great Britain

The Grasses of Great Britain
Author:
Charles Johnson
Illustrator:
John E. Sowerby
Publisher:
Robert Hardwicke, London, c.1861
Book dimensions:
H 232 x W 157 x D 51mm
Box dimensions:
H 252 x W 177 x D 71mm
Sample board:
#57
Date bound:
2021
Provenance:
Distinguished Winner in the 2022 Designer Bookbinders International Competition

The Time Traveler’s Wife

The Time Traveler’s Wife
Author:
Audrey Niffenegger
Publisher:
MacAdam/Cage, San Francisco, USA, 2003
Book dimensions:
H 236 x W 175 x D 55mm
Box dimensions:
H 265 x W 207 x D 87mm
Sample board:
#56
Date bound:
2020
Provenance:
Private Collection, UK

La Charrue D’Érable (The Maplewood Plough)

La Charrue D’Érable (The Maplewood Plough)
Author:
Camille Pissarro and Emile Moselly
Publisher:
Eragny Press for Le Livre Contemporain, London, 1913
Book dimensions:
H 217 x W 159 x D 21mm
Box dimensions:
H 241 x W 175 x D 55mm
Sample board:
#55
Date bound:
2020
Provenance:
Private Collection, France

La Prose Du Transsibérien

La Prose Du Transsibérien
Author:
Blaise Cendrars and Sonia Delaunay
Illustrator:
Kitty Maryatt
Publisher:
Two Hands Press, California, 2018 
Book dimensions:
H 372 x W 110 x D 21 mm
Box dimensions:
H 400 x W 130 x D 40mm
Sample board:
#54
Date bound:
2019
Provenance:
Collection of Neale Albert, USA

Bridges on the Backs

Bridges on the Backs
Author:
Peter Eden (Introduction)
Illustrator:
David Gentleman
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press, 1961 (First edition)
Book dimensions:
H 200 x W 270 x D 20mm
Box dimensions:
H 241 x W 300 x D 55mm
Sample board:
#53
Date bound:
2019
Provenance:
Collection of Stuart Southall, UK

Knotting

Knotting
Author:
“Gilcraft” (Books for Scouting)
Publisher:
Morrison and Gibb Ltd, London and Edinburgh, 1942
Book dimensions:
H 150 x W 100 x D 15mm
Box dimensions:
H 170 x W 120 x D 35mm
Sample board:
#52
Date bound:
2019
Provenance:
Private Collection, USA