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Victims & Avengers. Chris Anthony. 2007. Exposed leather spine binding. Leather thongs. Paste paper covered boards made by the binder. Titles done with a die and hand tooled. Paste-downs created by Mr. Anthony. Housed in a custom clam shell box, matching the book. This is edition #1.

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Annals Re-Binding 40x43x3 (closed) Spring Back binding. Annals of the Solstice Peak Observatory - Epoch 1994-2000. Principle Investigator - Russell Crotty.

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The Egotist. Philip Francessi. Equator Books. 2007. Re-binding of the Egotist by Philip Francessi. Commissioned by Michael Diamond of Equator books. Bound in black goat, metalic cross inlay. Gold foiling of the author name front cover. Original covers are paste downs. Gilt edges.

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Russell Crotty Collaboration 6'x25 yards of duck canvas was purchased. It was folded down each edge to five feet 2 inches. 2"x2"squares made of board were placed/glued in the fold every foot. This was enough to keep the edges from turning out. The fore edge was ironed, lined with lenox paper, glued, and turned twice to make a hollow tube. Leather was cut and pared for the corners, and glued down with a mix of pva and wheat paste. The long corner edge was punched and sewn. Back side detail.

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Exposed spine binding commissioned by Tom Goffington. Exposed spine binding, limp leather covers, large blind debossing design.

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Victims & Avengers. Chris Anthony. 2007. The page images are archival ink jet on Hanamuelle paper. The pages were fully dampened with water, then put into the hydro press with a cut plastic die over the image, to create a de-bossed edge, similar to etched printing. The page spine edges were de-bossed with another multiple line die to allow the pages to turn with ease in the hinge, much like an old victorian photo album.

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Another view of Toms book The book rolled up.

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Four Foot Spring Back. Re-Bind job for Russell Crotty. This photo shows the text block (approx. 1 1/2") sewn onto new linen tapes, prior to rounding the backing. The signatures have been all re-enforced with japanese tissue.

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