Yesterday we looked at the most beautiful copies of The Lord of the Rings in the world, fine art bindings by Philip Smith. Today we continue our journey and I will show you a lot of Lord of the Rings copies that I like a lot. Some have a very classic binding, of the highest possible quality, others can only be catalogued as pieces of art. Over the...

This week-end I was thinking about the Tolkien exhibition that my friend Johan Vanhecke organized in Antwerp in 1992. I recall that there was a copy on display of a bookbinding by Philip Smith. Back then I thought it looked great, but did not in the least understand the value, importance and beauty of the object. Since then I have seen many custom...

This week-end I was thinking about the Tolkien exhibition that my friend Johan Vanhecke organized in Antwerp in 1992. I recall that there was a copy on display of a bookbinding by Philip Smith. Back then I thought it looked great, but did not in the least understand the value, importance and beauty of the object. Since then I have seen many custom...

As last week I have once again gathered some news that did not make it into blog posts. Once again it is a bit of everything and if I missed something please do send it over to me. Is there any event you are organizing or a news item you noticed and was not mentioned here, please get in touch and we will post it here. I'll also hope to have some...

As last week I have once again gathered some news that did not make it into blog posts. Once again it is a bit of everything and if I missed something please do send it over to me. Is there any event you are organizing or a news item you noticed and was not mentioned here, please get in touch and we will post it here. I'll also hope to have some...