News
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Sam Ellenport will be speaking to
members of the Bartlett Society
at the Providence Athenaeum
on Saturday, February 25
Sam Ellenport will be speaking to members of the Bartlett Society at the Providence Athenaeum on Saturday, February 25. The talk will be at 11:00 am on “A Bookbinding Anomaly: Linked-Spine Bindings. Through spectacular images, the talk will uncover a rare aspect of bookbinding: the use of the spines of books as a canvas on which binders create designs that span several volumes. Membership information regarding the Bartlett Society can be found at www.Bartlettsociety.com
Thursday, November 3, 2011
As Usual, "Harcourt" Exceeded my Expectations
Hello Sam
Received the Mark Twain and as usual you exceeded my expectations. the dark green Nigerian and the light tan linen-like board covers really go well together. This is the nineteenth LEC you have rescued from anonymity of a 30s or 40s design and taken a beautifully printed and illustrated book into the 21st century. George Macy's books still work today, but he didn't have the materials available to do his books justice. Rebinding his books preserves the typography, letterpress printing, and great illustrations for furture generations.
Next year we will be preserving another dozen or so LECs and I look forward to working with you.
Best,
Don
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Two talks by Sam Ellenport, Oct. 26 and Dec. 9
On Oct. 26, Sam Ellenport will be the featured speaker at the Massachusetts Center for Renaissance Studies at the Univ. of Mass/Amherst. The talk will be "Book Cover Design During the Renaissance." It will take place at 4pm in the Library's reading room, and is open to the public.
On December 9th, Sam Ellenport will be the speaker at the Caxton Club in Chicago. His topic will be "A Bookbinding Anamoly: Linked-Spine Bindings." If anyone in the Chicago area wants to attend, please get in touch with Sam regarding arrangements.
Monday, September 19, 2011
The binding is fantastic
I received the new quarter leather Kennedy's Counterfeit Detector book. The binding is fantastic. Thanks for yet another great job.
Michael J.
Another job well done
I just wanted to say how much I like the House of the Seven Gables. Since many have Hawthorne shoved down their throat in high school, there are those who intensely dislike him. But I am not one of those. I especially like the marbled page ends with the end pages. Another job well done with your crew and Chena River. You will notice that I am reserving the marbled page ends for books which are American masterpieces.
I look forward to receiving Life on the Mississippi early next month, another American masterpiece.
Don
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Breathless
Dear Sam,
Your letter arrived yesterday, about fifteen minutes ahead of the books. When I unwrapped them my breath was taken away. I should be used to it by now, but the brilliance of your work still knocks me out. To say that I am delighted is a huge understatement. The Clarendon has so many exquisite, subtle details. The blind tooling on the covers and the edges brought a big smile to my face. The balance between the blind tooling and the gold leaf work is superb, a resraint that can only be called "classic." The Burckhardt ["History of the Renaissance"] is also a smashing success. I love the gold-embossed cover design, right out of the period. On the shelf the spine announces the work within just perfectly....thank you for all the extra trouble that is required to arrive at such terrific results!
Michael
Hello Sam -
Words can't describe how pleased I am with The Red badge of Courage. The rebinding cane out much better than I expected.
Best,
Don