Any book that has monetary or sentimental value can be re-bound. Sometimes it is more prudent to conserve a valuable book, of course, and so a box should be made and as little work as possible done on the original book. Please note that I do not undertake conservation projects, though I am glad to repair well-loved books on any subject.

Sometimes, however, it is appropriate to bind or re-bind some books. Sometimes this means re-binding a well-loved and falling apart favorite, and sometimes it means binding a precious limited edition to show it in an art-binding show or to offer it for sale.

In these cases, we use only archive-quality materials and fine leathers tanned especially for bookbinding purposes. These leathers are vegetable tanned from skins of animals (primarily goats) raised in a traditional environment in Nigeria. They are first tanned using vegetable materials and traditional methods at the tannery in Nigeria, and then are re-tanned and coloured in one of two tanneries in Britain. Both tanneries produce fine bookbinding leathers. In all honesty, I can't decide which I prefer; each skin is as individual as the animals they came from. In order to respect as much as possible the scarcity of good skins, the methods in which they are raised, and the cost of the skins, as much of the skins are used as possible. All scraps are retained for mosaic work, for making small boxes, and for adding other decorative elements.

Some projects, from concept to finish, can take up to 4 months to complete. This reflects not only the time it takes to execute your project, but may also depend on how many other books or projects are also in the works. If you have a specific deadline, I do my best to respect that, and rush orders are possible.