SoB INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2005
Fine Binding Complete Book Cased Binding
Restored/Conserved BindingClick on the thumbnails to see a bigger picture
FIRST PRIZE (The Bernard Middleton Trophy)
CASSELL'S BOOK OF INDOOR AMUSEMENTS,
CARD GAMES AND FIRESIDE FUN
Restored/Conserved by Robert Hamer - Morecombe, UK
Non-Professional
Cloth re-back with extensive repairs to corners and text block, staples removed and re-sewn.
SECOND PRIZE
A CELESTIAL ATLAS
by Alexander Jamieson
Restored/conserved by Brenda Parsons - N. Carolina, USA
Professional
Leaves washed, repaired, leaves re-guarded and re-sewn, spine re-shaped, book re-backed in calf, corners repaired.