This gold-tooled design comes from a unique binding attributed to Christian Samuel Kalthoeber, a German bookbinder working in London. He created the beautiful new cover for this copy of Shakespeare…

Legend has it that hanging a Bird of Happiness in one s home will bring health and happiness. Artist Nadezhda Sokolova has taken inspiration from this classic tale of Russian…

The Cockerell and Son Bindery is celebrated for their unique style of paper marbling, developed by the late Sydney (Sandy) M. Cockerell. He took the tradition of handmade marbled papers…

This glorious design comes from Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a world-renowned British bindery best known for their bejewelled cover of Omar Khayyam s Rubaiyat. Established in London in 1901, Sangorski &amp…

French artist Claude Monet, one of the founders of the Impressionist movement, was particularly fascinated with capturing the transient beauty of nature. In a virtuoso display of flowers, this 1897…

This captivating image comes from the first edition of Scottish poet and anthropologist Andrew Lang s The Violet Fairy Book. Compiled in 1901 by Lang, illustrated by Henry Justice Ford…

Our Wordscapes cover, recreating a work by Catrin Welz-Stein, suggests the creative process of the mind s mysterious inner workings. One can see influences and elements of children s literature…

Capturing the flavour of Renaissance-style binding at its zenith, this darkly toned book cover carefully reproduces delicate stamping patterns on an intensely rich background that showcases the markings and unique…