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Specialists in Quality Hand Bookbinding and Book Restoration Paul has nearly 50 years of binding experience.

Paul Berry owns and runs The Abbey Bookbindery which was founded in the mid 1950's by the monks of Farnborough Abbey. As the number of monks decreased over the years the bindery was staffed entirely by secular craftsmen. In 1996 the Abbey sold the business to the craftsman who had devoted their entire working lives to it. Although the bindery is no longer located in the Abbey grounds the work is continued to the same exacting standards set by the monks half a century earlier.

28/06/2024

These two 18th Century books have new 1/2 calfskin leather bindings with hand made marble paper boards. Gold lines and titles. Simple but effective!

01/03/2024

These two early 19th century books have been rebound in 1/2 calfskin leather with raised bands and hand made marble paper boards, (a very traditional marble design). Finished with gold lines and titles. Delivered today with many other bound books to my London clients.

12/01/2024

This Shakespeare book arrived at the bindery with both the front and back boards detached (the leather joints had broken completely). It was also a tight back binding (the leather spine stuck to the back of the book). A lot of books have a hollow back, where the spine pushes away from the text block when opened. These tight back bindings are often more difficult to save, however the original leather was strong enough to remove and retain. The book has been re-backed with a new leather spine under the old and the original spine superimposed. As the endpapers were also split at the joints, these have been repaired using a similar marble paper.

25/12/2023

To all friends and followers of The Abbey Bookbindery. Have a wonderful Christmas.

21/12/2023

This recently completed 7 volume set of 18th Century tomes have been rebound in full calfskin leather with raised bands, handmade marbled endpapers, gold lines and titles. The original bindings were completely rotten but the text blocks were immaculate.

13/12/2023

These books are just a couple of examples of bindings for a private customer who has been sending me books all year, one at a time on a regular basis. Don't think I have ever had a customer who always leaves the choice of colour and marble to me. Happy days!

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