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Re-backed leather binding with gold tooling  Many bindings fail along the front joint area due to a combination of different factors such as: poor materials, mechanical and biological damage or  poor craftmanship. The photograph shows… Continue Reading
Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandA commission piece, covered in black goatskin. Housed in a clamshell box lined in hand printed papers, complete with binder’s note for the client.   Continue Reading
Box for SPINOZA,TRACTATUS printed in 1670I made a box for Spinoza’s Tractatus, printed in 1670. It is extremely rare uncut volume. Continue Reading
The Bermuda DocumentWe recently carried out the conservation of a document from the 18th Century, written on parchment. Crumpled edges were gently humidified and flattened. All the splits were mended by toned… Continue Reading

About bookobscure

Welcome to bookobscure.

We are an independent bookbinding and conservation studio established by Sayaka Fukuda in Oval, south London. Your order will be looked after by the same person from inception to completion. Our experience over the past 10 years assures you of our attention to detail and quality.

Our services include:

* Conservation / Restoration

* Fine bindings / Design Bindings

* Presentation bindings / Boxes

* Letterings / Toolings

 

We specialise in unique projects but are more than happy to consult on limited edition work.

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