The Art of the Book '98 - Fine Binding

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Diane André, Canada
Code de la Route
Red goatskin with onlays representing road signs.
26.5 x 19.5 x 3.5 cm.
1996
FINE BINDING

Diane André, Canada
La Croix, L'ancre et la grenade
Tan Oasis goatskin with a design made with onlays of blue goatskin.
25 x 16.5 x 2 cm.
1995
FINE BINDING

Albert J. Borch, Canada
Long Stitch Blank Book
Long stitched binding with double laminated cover of paste paper by artist and inner cover of laminated papyrus with Okawara core, sewn with dyed linen thread.
27.5 x 19.5 x 3.5
1996
FINE BINDING

Ingrid Borch, Canada
Book In Box
Coptic bound blank book with headbands and back cover decoration of eggshell mosaic on Iowa handmade paper in clam box.
17.5 x 13 x 5 cm.
1997
FINE BINDING

Linda Brine, Canada
Guest Album
Handwoven paper textile cover.
22 x 26 x 1.5 cm.
1995
FINE BINDING

Susan V. Corrigan, Canada
Notebook with Tied Flap
Long and link stitch exposed binding with beads and buttons on decorated paper cover.
22 x 19 x 3 cm.
1995
FINE BINDING

Lise Dubois, Canada
Marie Uguay, la Vie, la Poésie
Simplified bradel with alum-tawed goatskin and paper with piano-hinged board attachment; cover design of inlayed photocopies of the engraving covered with Roscoscrim; paste paper doublures.
22.5 x 18.5 x 2 cm.
1995
FINE BINDING

Louise Genest, Canada
Maurice Ravel, Le Basque
Double covering laced-in binding with partial exposed spine.
28.5 x 19.5 x 2.5 cm.
1995
FINE BINDING

Paul Hertz, Canada
Fish Spine
Medieval style binding with hand dyed paper and wood spine.
21 x 27 x 3.5 cm.
1997
FINE BINDING

Monique Lallier, United States
You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover
Full leather black Morocco French technique binding, onlays of leather, and gold tooling, double slip-case box of black Morocco with onlays.
10 x 8.5 x 3 cm.
1997
FINE BINDING

Shelagh Smith, Canada
Endgrain
Exposed raised packed cord sewing, hand-dyed thread, marbled metallic paper by the binder, wooden boards, collaboration with Franklyn Smith.
26.6 x 9 x 6 cm.
1997
FINE BINDING

Beatrice Stock, Canada
Book & Paper
Calligraphy, handmade text paper support, indigo small grain goatskin covering, large lettering, recto/verso, in blind finishing, small lettering.
28 x 15 cm.
1997
FINE BINDING

Don Taylor, Canada
In Mexico
Full calf case binding with blind tooling.
29.5 x 22.5 x 2.8 cm.
1997
FINE BINDING