Breathtaking Book Bindings

January 16, 2009 9:00 am DrCris Finding books, What to Read

I have never been a collector of fine or rare books, but I have been coveting this collection of books with unusual bindings, featured on AbeBooks recently.

They have bindings featuring brass, semi-precious stones, steel, skin of every sort of animal imaginable (pythons, eels, sharks, salmon, snake) even rubber.

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My favourite would have to be the New Testament gospels covered in shark skin (above). Amazing.

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