THIS IS A PREVIEW LISTING
This book will be available to purchase on Sunday, February 22 at:
UK 8pm, Berlin 9pm, LA 12pm (midday), NY 3pm.

A landscape binding in hand printed paper and leather, filled with paper for drawing & writing

THIS BOOK:

This attractive volume is bound in a hand printed paper and gold tooled leather.

Hand printed papers are a labour-intensive process. In this instance the main print, the skull and crossbones, is a repeat print made in black, stamped one at a time until the pattern is complete across the entire sheet of paper. The red motif is then applied until the pattern is complete. 

Many of the prints on the books in this February collection have been made on antique, handmade, text-printed paper which explains why you can see words under the patterns. The source of these text-printed papers are from antique books, 19th century or much earlier. The books have previously been taken apart by people who remove old prints from antique books to resell them. If these papers were not used for printing they would simply be discarded.  

One of the advantages of using such old paper is that it's pure linen rag which isn't available nowadays. Linen rag paper is very strong and great to print on. 

This book features a gold tooled leather spine and vellum tipped corners which serve as both decorative and practical additions and very rarely seen on any off-the-shelf binding. 

Vellum (aka parchment) is an animal product, similar to leather but processed differently to give a strong, papery finish. When applied to the corners of a book, these vellum corners add protection to the most vulnerable parts of binding, especially when being carried in a bag or when being placed on  a shelf.  

Thanks to its strength and especially its longevity, vellum was used to record legal matters - laws, wills, mortgages, loans and indentures etc. The vellum on the corners of this binding come from such a document, an indenture, which is why writing and/or other marks may be visible.

SIZE: 5¼ x7¼", 132 x 186 mm

PAGES: 76

INSIDE: British made 130gsm cartridge paper. Perfect for use with inks and pencils. 

LAYFLAT:

All Properly Made Books are made to open completely flat...

and beyond, opening a full 360 degrees, cover to cover, without causing any damage to the spine and giving complete access to the papery real estate.

IN THE HAND:

ABOUT PROPERLY MADE BOOKS.

Properly Made Books are made over a period of weeks and months.

Imagine how a book was made in the 18th century - this is precisely how our books are crafted. They are bound entirely by hand in Scotland to the absolute highest standard using traditional techniques and only the finest quality materials

All Properly Made Books are LayFlat allowing them to open fully without causing any structual damage and making them completely usable in the field or studio.

Properly Made Books can be found in countless collections around the world including the Met Library in New York City, Harvard and Yale Special Collections, Miami U and many more.

Every Properly Made Book is unique - VPCo never makes the same book twice

MADE ENTIRELY BY HAND IN SCOTLAND