Friday, July 18, 2008

Book Find: Will o' the Mill

On July 4th we went downtown to see a parade--down in the old section of town, with all the little shops and artisans and restaurants--and afterwards we spent some time poking into the shops. Brother J spotted this book in one of the antique stores and I loved it. It's leatherbound, with ink-and-watercolor illuminations and a beautiful frontspiece. It was made by Elbert Hubbard at the Roycroft Shop in East Aurora NY (which is about a half hour from Buffalo--we came very close to visiting while we were up there).




Unfortunately the binding is broken and several of the pages are coming out. Does anyone know how a book like this could be repaired, or whether it would be wise to try?