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A Gorgeous Look at How Books Are Born

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Sure, high speed printers can spew out the WSJ’s full daily circulation in five hours but where’s the soul in that? Where’s the craftsmanship? To see the magic of traditional book-making in action, check out Birth of a Book.

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Glen Milner produced this book-binding vignette at Smith-Settle Printers in Leeds, England as the binders bound Suzanne St Albans’ Mango and Mimosa. [Vimeo via NotCot]

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