Proposal

The design evokes the gothic style of binding prevalent during the author’s lifetime. Textblock disassembled, repaired as needed, and then sewn on five double-cord stations. Unbleached linen cords laced into cured, quarter-sawn wooden boards channeled, beveled, and fitted with brass closures chiseled into fleur-de-lis patterns and hinged with brass escutcheon pins. Traditional tightback binding with quarter alum-tawed deer skin, tooled lines and fleur-de-lis stampings in blind, title on spine in ink rather than stamped or tooled. Plain wound endbands sewn on rolled linen cores and 100% cotton paper endpapers hand made by the binder.

Example

John W. Robertson. Bibliography of the Writings of Edgar A. Poe. [Bound with:] Commentary on the Bibliography of Edgar A. Poe. San Francisco: Russian Hill Private Press, Edwin & Robert Grabhorn, 1934.

Unbound sheets of the two titles sewn as a single volume on three double-cord stations, plain wound endbands sewn with fine Italian silk. Quarter-sawn silver maple boards cut, planed, beveled, and channeled using traditional woodworking tools. Ends of linen cords laced into boards and pegged. Hand-fashioned brass closures to prevent textblock from cockling. Tightback spine bound in Harmatan's vegetable tanned goat skin, tooled in blind. Abbreviated title stamped in 23k gold.