Art Deco bindings

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Contes Oscar Wilde (c. 1928), design by Paul Bonet.

Two selections from this gallery of bookbindings from the 1920s. Few books receive this kind of treatment today but it’s by no means a lost art, The Guild of Book Workers has examples of recent designs.

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La Canne de Jaspe (c. 1925), design by Pierre Legrain.

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