1984
By George Orwell
Published by the Folio Society, 2014
Bound for the 2015 Designer Bookbinders Competition and awarded first price for forwarding.
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Traditional laced-on boards structure with multiple onlays of plain and embossed black Hewit bookcalf and blue boxcalf. The design was inspired by architecture and gives the feel of a totalitarian state.
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The Millennium Edition is the complete text of the Domesday survey of William the Conqueror's kingdom in a limited edition of 450 perfect facsimile copies. It is bound in a replica of the earliest known Domesday binding (the Winton Domesday) and very few copies remain. This is the de-luxe edition which includes companion volumes and maps which help bring to life this fascinating part of our heritage.
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