Wednesday 1 January 2020

Never Mind the E-books

My biblionaughtic chums and other friends ....................Never Mind...... The first completed book. Hand folded sections, hand sewn, un-cut text block using 5 Seasons 110gsm recycled paper. 3/4 cloth with hand coloured paper to front board. 82pp. A 5 format, 21.7cm x 15.5cm. Each has an old school separate squared sheet to help those wishing to write in a straight line. Blocked in gold foil on the back board... Hand made in Studio 5 SW13..... Inspired by my youth and revolution. 

I want combine two important aspects of my life. As Studio 5 is situated a mere minutes walk from the Record Shop and a stones throw from the hub of the Arts and Crafts Movement... Hammersmith.. (the phrase.. Arts and Crafts was coined by the bookbinder Cobden-Sanderson of the very famous Doves Press/Doves Bindery, he went mad eventually. However he and his small team printed and bound some of the most exquisite books ever) I have used old school techniques, hand sewing etc, coupled with a evocative text from the Punk era and Fanzines of my younger days.


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