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Fine Binding and Artists Books

Song of Solomon

Black Plexiglass binding

The Song of Songs which is Solomon's in 5 languages. Limited Edition Print by Kranich Verlag, Switzerland Plexiglass binding after Edgar Claes.

Collected Poems by J K Baxter

Oxford University Press

Full leather binding in Nigerian goat, design tooled in red foil.

A Collection of Native New Zealand Birds

Bound in blue saffian leather, hand decorated with silver foil. Published by The Bennett Brothers in an edition of 150, this book is a pritner’s proof

Double Bush binding

Open spine binding sewn on vellum tapes, spine in Australian crocodile split, boards trimmed in goat leather with Sydney blue gum wood veneer.

Double Bush binding Ozymandias

Artists Book based on P B Shelly's poem Ozymandias, with photographs from Egypt.

Craggy Range Winery Guest Book

Quarter leather bound with engraved acrylic boards.

Fish Skin Book

Bound in New Zealand Hoki skin.