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29 May, 2012
2012-5-29 12:13:45 PM UTC
Concerning nice bindings, check this out :D





Its a custom binding first polish edition of Hobbit - 1960. The rest photos You can find on this auction: http://allegro.pl/tolkien-hobbit-wyd- ... a-oprawa-i2363058369.html


BTW: Hello, its my 1st post here, Im a collector from Poland and Im watching this board for some time. Greetings ;)
29 May, 2012
2012-5-29 2:05:38 PM UTC
Welcome Brecht!

Those bindings are looking really nice.
29 May, 2012
2012-5-29 3:37:01 PM UTC
Welcome :)

Do you know who did the binding? Do they have a (English) website?
29 May, 2012
2012-5-29 4:06:13 PM UTC
Luckly they have english version of their website: http://artbookbinding.eu/en/orders.html

Even Tolkien Library mentioned their work: http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/9 ... ok_binding_The_Hobbit.php
29 May, 2012
2012-5-29 5:37:08 PM UTC
("Even"?! ) Well, if that disreputable mob over at TL mentioned it, I'd better have a look...

BH
29 May, 2012
2012-5-29 5:56:55 PM UTC
Thanks, very interesting site and article. Maybe one day I will order something like that for the Dutch first ed of Lord of the Rings. Have to get a duplicate set first though.
29 May, 2012
2012-5-29 7:16:23 PM UTC
Another luxury bookbinders workshop: http://www.pimax.eu/index.php
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