The Hobbit, Hand sewn and hand bound book, Illustrated by Alan Lee personalized journal it speaks to a stillness

it speaks to a stillness beyond time — a quiet awareness of the present moment

For the last

Each piece is made entirely by hand over the course of many days and through multiple meticulous stages

I bound this antique-style journal with hand-dyed

and the marbled endpapers are unique

The Hobbit, Hand sewn and hand bound book, Illustrated by Alan Lee personalized journal it speaks to a stillness*Please note that this book is Hand Sewn on five cords and rebound in the traditional method and not simply recovered* Hand sewn and hand bound 'The Hobbit'. I bound my book with high quality hand dyed Italian leather. The book is sturdy to hand down to the next generations because the pages were hand sewn. I did blind tooling decorations onto the book plates and spine. Title and author were gilded with 24K gold. I also added tooled leather bookmark