Left:A fine binding of a customer's book - leather spine and corners, hand marbled paper and a 'trim' of black leather strips.
Right: Examples of old books restored to their former glory, mostly in fine calf or goatskin with tooling in gold

Teasdale Bookbinders
Hand Bookbinding
Caxton House
CORWEN, Denbighshire LL21 0AA
Tel: 01490 412 713
Fax: 0151 420 7316
Email: catherinehore@bookbinders.fslife.co.uk

 


Bookbinding? People take books so much for granted that few of them stop to consider where they come from.

Most of the books you see in a bookshop come from big factories. That's not our line. We are Craft Bookbinders.
Our limit is, maybe, two hundred copies.

Many people first come across bookbinders when they want to have their college thesis or dissertation bound. We do a lot of these.

Others may notice the impressive rows of bound law books behind politicians' heads in TV shots and wonder where they come from. We do those too.

Some families have a few old leather-bound books which used to belong to great grandfather. They are the products of the craft binders of a bygone age. The techniques craft binders use today are not very different and a seventeenth century binder would soon find his way round a modern craft bindery. We do a lot of restoration work on old books like those in the picture below.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A well-chosen binding, adding a personal touch to a cherished book, or greater strength to one frequently used, provides the pleasure and satisfaction of handling an object which is perfectly suited to its purpose.

Teasdale Brown was founded by Geoff Brown in 1976. Kate Hore joined the firm in 1996. Geoff has now retired and the name of the business has been changed to Teasdale Bookbinders. Kate Hore now runs the business.

Anyone with an interest in bookbinding is welcome to join the Society of Bookbinders (there is a link to their website below). There are several regional groups which hold regular meetings with demonstrations, visits and exhibitions. Come along and join us!

Other sites of interest:
 
J Hewit & Sons Ltd Suppliers of bookbinding materials of all descriptions
Harmatan Leather Suppliers of fine leathers for bookbinding
Society of Bookbinders Dedicated to the advancement of skills and knowledge in the craft of bookbinding
Superlative Books Online gallery and store featuring handmade, small press and unusual books (USA). Many links to other sites of bookbinding interest.

Thanks for visiting!

Kate Hore