New Arrivals: The Guild of Women Binders, Kids Illustrated Books

A various group of recent arrivals including – Baum’s Queen Zixi, Kate Greenway illustrated Brett Harte, silhouettes, a 16th century book on gardening, and a pair of finely bound volumes by The Guild of Women Binders. An Arts and Crafts influenced bindery, The Guild bound books from 1898 to 1904 and produced some remarkable work, often far outside the staid traditions of English bookbinding.