Robert Wu - Miniature Bindings and Marbling, 2005

Miniature Bindings

Title: Word Songs, by Gail Ferguson & William Melvin, 2004. Limited edition of 10 copies. Published by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Binding: Peacock Binding for James Lorson of California, 2004. Brown Harmatan goat leather, with hand tooled pattern in gold and silver, french style headbands with Japanese silk, pages sewn in signature, handmade brass hinged clasp, three edges gilt in gold, leather case bound in Harmatan goat, lined with satin and velvet, custom die cut brass hook closure, handmade and hand polished brass bookmark with silk tassel and glass beads by Robert Wu. Hand marbled paper by Karli Frigge in lime green tiger's eyes pattern.

Illustrations: Eleven hand-watercoloured illustrations at miniature scale by Robert Wu.

Dimensions: Book 3 x 4 cm, case 4 x 5 cm.

Printing: Offset printed in grey on English Conqueror paper by Tony Volpe, publishing, page typeset, and signature layout by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS.

Title: Word Songs, by Gail Ferguson & William Melvin, 2004. Limited edition of 10 copies. Published by Robert Wu at LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Binding: French chagrin goat leather in turquoise, hand tooled design on cover in gold and silver, three edges gilt in gold, pages sewn in signature, french style headbands with Japanese silk, handmade brass clasp, matching leather case lined with satin and velvet, with custom die cut brass closure, handmade and hand polished brass bookmark with silk tassel and glass beads. Handmarbled paper by Karli Frigge.

Illustrations: Eleven hand-watercoloured illustrations at miniature scale by Robert Wu.

Dimensions: Book 3 x 4 cm, case 4 x 5 cm.

Printing: Offset pinted in grey on English Conqueror paper by Tony Volpe. Publishing, page typeset, and signature layout by Robert Wu at LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Title: Word Songs, by Gail Ferguson & William Melvin, 2004. Limited edition of 10 copies, Published by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Binding: Black Harmatan goat leather with gold tooling, pages sewn in signature, three edges gilt in gold, hand marbled paper by Karli Frigge, handmade brass clasp closure, french style headbands with Japanese silk.

Illustrations: Eleven hand-watercoloured illustrations at miniature scale by Robert Wu.

Dimensions: 3 x 4 cm.

Printing: Offset printed in grey on English Conqueror paper by Tony Volpe. Publishing, page typeset, and signature layout by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Title: The Art of Practicing the Cello, written and illustrated by Robert Wu, 2000. Limited edition of 300 copies. Published by Robert Wu, LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Binding: Harmatan goat leather in jade green with gold and silver tooling, pages sewn in signature with three edges gilt in gold, hand sewn headbands in silk, handmade hinged brass clasp, handmade and hand polished brass bookmark with silk tassel and glass beads, matching leather case lined with satin and velvet, case tooled in gold and silver with brass hook closure. Marbled paper by Eva Van Breugel and Karli Frigge.

Dimensions: 3 x 4 cm book, 4 x 5 cm case.

Printing: Offset printing by The Coach House Printing, Toronto. Publishing, page typeset, and signature layout by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Title: The Art of Practicing the Cello, written and illustrated by Robert Wu, 2000. Limited edition of 300 copies. Published by Robert Wu, LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Binding: Harmatan goat leather in olive green with tooling in blind, gold, and red. Pages sewn in signature with three edges gilt, hand sewn silk headbands, handmade brass clasp. Marbled paper by Eva Van Breugel.

Dimensions: 3 x 4 cm.

Printing: Offset printed by The Coach House Printing, Toronto. Publishing, page typeset, and signature layout by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Title: The Art of Practicing the Cello, written and illustrated by Robert Wu, 2000. Limited edition of 300 copies. Published by Robert Wu, LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Binding: Harmatan goat leather with tooling in gold, pages sewn in signature with three edges gilt, hand sewn silk headbands, handmade brass clasp. Marbled paper by Eva Van Breugel.

Dimensions: 3 x 4 cm.

Printing: Offset printed by The Coach House Printing, Toronto. Publishing, page typeset, and signature layout by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Title: Word Songs, by Gail Ferguson and William Melvin, 2004. Published by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Binding: Harmatan goat leather, with gold tooling, three edges gilt in gold, pages sewn in signature, hand sewn silk headbands, handmade brass clasp, marbled paper by Eva Van Breugel.

Illustrations: Eleven hand-watercoloured illustration at miniature scale.

Dimensions: 3 x 4 cm.

Printing: Offset printed by Tony Volpe. Publishing, page typeset, and signature layout by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Title: The Art of Practicing the Cello, written and illustrated by Robert Wu, 2000. Published by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Binding: Brown Hewit calf, with gold tooling and raised bands on spine, hand sewn silk headbands, housed in a matching clam shell box lined with velvet, marble paper by Eva Van Breugel.

Dimensions: 3 x 4 cm book, 4 x 5 cm box.

Printing: Offset printing by The Coach House, Toronto. Publishing, typsetting, design, and layout by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS.

Title: Sic Transic Gloria - the Tale of the Trenches, by John Nesbitt. Written during WWI. Limited edition of 2 copies.

Printing: Offset printing by Tony Volpe on English Conqueror paper.

Binding: Full leather binding in Harmatan goat with gold tooling and mosaic onlay, pages sewn in signature, three edges gilt in gold, hand sewn silk headbands, handmade hinged brass clasp, historic marbled paper in grey with red veins.

Book dimensions: 3 x 4 cm.

Publication: First time original publication of family heirloom script, page design, layout, typeset, and photo imaging by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS, 2003.

Title: Word Songs, by Gail Ferguson and William Melvin, 2004.

Publication: Publishing, typesetting, page layout in signature by Robert Wu of LITTLE GEM PRESS, Toronto.

Printing: Offset printing by Tony Volpe, Toronto.

Binding: French Chagrin goat in Turquoise with silver tooling and mosaic onlay, pages sewn in signature, 3 edges gilt in silver, handsewn silk headbands, historic marbled paper.

Title: La Vida de Sant Jordi, Barcelona, 1911.

Design: The Glory of Sant Jordi.

Binding: Red oasis goat leather with raised bands on spine, abalone shell onlay with hand tooled design in gold, silver and green, handmade silk tassel bookmark with glass beads, olive green tiger eyes marbled paper by Karli Frigge.

Title: Poem & Drawings, written and illustrated by Robert Wu, 2004, Little Gem Press.

Printing: Offset printing of limited edition of 50 copies, 2004, Little Gem Press.

Binding: Purple oasis leather, handmade brass hinged clasp, handmade silk tassel bookmark, and custom die cut brass hook.

Book dimensions: 2.5 x 3.5 cm.

Edges: Three edges gilt in gold.

Headband: Pink Japanese silk hand stitched in French style.

Onlay/flyleaves: Gold and silver tooling by hand, with abalone shell onlay, blue and grey tiger eyes marbled paper by Karli Frigge.

Design: "Moonlight & River."

Title: Grande Dame, by Evron S. Collins for Miniature Book Society, 2003. Art bookbinding by Robert Wu.

Printing: Offset printing John Henry, Mason City, Iowa.

Binding: Blue Harmatan goat leather with gold tooling and mosaic leather onlay in black, 3 edges gilt in gold, pages sewn in singature, oil marbled paper in blue.

Dimensions: 5 x 6 cm.

Marbling

Oil marbled paper. Dimensions: 11" x 17", 2004.

Watercolour marbled paper. Dimensions: 11" x 17", 2004.