Victorian cloth bindings, week 6: designers
Book covers commissioned from a designer first made their appearance in the 1840s. It was during this period that the design of covers for a… Read More »Victorian cloth bindings, week 6: designers
John Leighton
52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings, Week 39: the pinnacle of a 19th century book designer
We return this week back to the work of book designer John Leighton (featured in week 33). I don’t normally like to cover the same… Read More »52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings, Week 39: the pinnacle of a 19th century book designer
52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings, Week 33: a 19th century gem designed by John Leighton
Another 19th century beauty makes it to the bindings list this week: the 1863 photo-illustrated edition of Sir Walter Scott’s The lady of the lake.… Read More »52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings, Week 33: a 19th century gem designed by John Leighton