Ten days ago, I got the kind of email that made may day in a wonderful way. A colleague shared some images of a very large multi-volume set ...

Received a fantastic gift today from a friend in the Pirckheimer Gesellschaft , the catalog to Meister der Einbandkunst's 100th annivers...

I recently acquired 2 more copies of the catalog to Deutsche Einbandkunst  edited by, and also with an article by, Ernst Collin. Why more co...

Today, on Ernst Collin's birthday, I once again share an overview of findings from the past year. For a variety of reasons, things have ...

Back in September 2021 I acquired a binding containing two small publications by Paul Kersten and 5 advertising leaflets for type holders an...

First post on bookbinding history, manuals, all the things that were usually featured on this blog since the end of 2021. Training in the tr...

Despite how easy it is to take pictures these days, Fritz Otto prefers black and white film. It's the tones and graininess he likes. Her...