SoB INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2003
Fine Binding Complete Book Cased Binding
Restored/Conserved BindingClick on the thumbnails to see a bigger picture
FIRST PRIZE (The F.J. Ratchford Trophy)
INDIGO
Bound by Elizabeth M Bailey
Author: Jenny Balfour-Paul
Hand stitched using canvas base, textiles and cotton skeins to make up pictures. Headbands, embroidered padded box.
This binding showed an incredible piece of craftsmanship – described by one of the judges as a labour of love!
SECOND PRIZE
GENESIS
Bound by Maria Sol Rebora
Author: n/a
Leather covered case, doublures and flyleaves. Inner Perspex boards with leather onlays. Edge gilt and painted, embroidered endbands, gold and blind tooling.
A superb binding of Genesis showing innovative ideas with different materials.
Joint Winner of the HARMATAN LEATHER Award for Forwarding
ZEICHNUNGEN
Bound by Cathy Adelman
Author: Paul Klee
Full leather case binding in three separate parts. Edges sprinkled. Coloured leather onlays with acrylic paint applied with a pen.
This is a very slick little book with a simple yet incredibly well executed use of materials.
Joint Winner of the HARMATAN LEATHER Award for Forwarding
SATURDAY NIGHT 1953/THE ELEMENTS
Bound by Peter D. Verheyen
Author: Samuel Milton Tickle Jr
Millimeter binding, text sewn link stitch, three graphite edges, red eel skin endbands, case covered in full paste paper, blue eel skin head, tail and foredge trim.
This was found to be an equally precise binding with excellent use of contrasting colours.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
DAVID COPPERFIELD
Bound by Brenda Parsons
Author: Charles Dickens
Goatskin spine and fore-edge, marbled paper sides, edges sprinkled, lettered in gold on spine.
The judges found this to be an incredibly neatly executed binding.
