I mourn the loss of my instructor. Pip was the “ultimate mechanic” when it came to bookbinding dynamics. She pushed but had patience. She changed my life and I think for the better. She now joins William Mathews and others in that great bindery in the sky.
Cheers to you, Dermot and William Mathews.
The Heape Family Bible dated 1854, has all its original parts. There’s a lot of page damage in the front and the back. The book is a tightback meaning the original leather spine was glued directly to the back of the book.
The heavy handwriting on the inside of the cover attests to the fact the original owner paid $1.25 for the Bible. It must have been a lot at the time or at least to the purchaser.
Almost all blank pages have family record information and it is written in several different hands. I try to advise my clients that in the very near future our children will have forgotten how to read script. And as such, to include as much information about their relatives in a keyboard text added to their book’s content.
Before and After of a Family Bible circa 1856.
Bill has graced my shop for the last 23 years. A walking encyclopedia and a funny guy to boot.
“Do what you know.” says Bill.
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Bookbinder's Dressing is my formulation of of an ancient recipe handed down from master to apprentice for over 500 hundred years. I make this in small batches and will mail it the same day your order is received.
-Max Marbles
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