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One-of-a-Kind Books
I have always been drawn to very rustic and old looking books, especially when it comes to Bibles and other sacred books. I want to handle something that seems to have just come out a desert cave, rediscovered after 2000 years.Some of the books on this page are truly ancient, and worth salvaging: Family Bibles from the end of the 19th century that have lost pages from the Old Testament, as well as some smaller Bibles and Lives of the Saint. I bound them in a very ancient manner here using a varieties of leathers including regular and limp pull-up leathers and lambskin. I also added some of my favorite books such as the Tao Te Ching and Sayings of Confucius.
I love the limp pull-up leather I have used for some of the bibles on this page. It changes color when you squeeze it and feels absolutely wonderful as it molds to your hand. All these leathers get better and better from the natural oils in your hands.
Because all books are individually hand crafted, PLEASE ALLOW 2 to 3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY. Rush Delivery is available for an additional 20% charge.
In the case of the Family Bibles, I added very old looking natural fiber parchment-like paper for endpapers, wrapped the spines in my handmade pastepaper, and cross-stitched them into distressed pull-up leather covers and knotted hardward from very old trunks and doors to the front covers, and attached a strap with an old key to the back cover (using a fragment of a 100 year old book to hold it down). The key goes through the hardware to hold the cover shut. You'll see other kinds of bindings on the smaller sacred books.Get a free keyring miniature bible with any item on this page --WRITE "FREE MINIATURE BIBLE in the Comments box when you add your itme to the shopping cart.
To order, use our secure online shopping cart system or call 617-489-1528 with credit card number, and item name and price; add $5.50 plus $2 per book for shipping. Be sure to include your shipping address. Or send a check or money order to:
Old Leather Books
60 C Thayer Road # 2
Belmont, MA 02478
617-489-1528
oldleatherbooks@gmail.com
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