Family Histories & Memoirs
Family histories and memoirs are growing ever more popular as we all take an interest in our past. Over the past three decades we’ve helped countless individuals and families bring their research together into bespoke and personal books.
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Printing
For most books of this kind we can offer in-house printing and if it’s beyond the capacity of our equipment then we work closely with a number of local printers. For more information about printing please get in touch via our contact page.
Previous project
Sergeant Frank Challoner
We often work with individuals and families to help memorialise their loved ones. This book commemorates Sergeant Frank Challoner who served in the Royal Air Force.
- Binding: hard cover (flat-back). Full bound in matt-laminated printed paper.
- Sewing: Stab-sewn
Materials
We use only the best quality materials for all our new and restoration bindings.
Leather
We use best quality Moroccan goatskins and calf leathers, available in a range of colours.
Cloth
Good quality bookcloths and hard wearing buckrams.
Thread and glue
The linen thread is waxed for strength and durability. All our books are restored using specialised bookbinding PVAs.
Embossing / tooling / blocking
We use gold, silver and colour foils for all our restoration work.
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