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The Sleepers

a poem by Walt Whitman


A gorgeous edition of a poem by one of my favourite poets:  Walt Whitman.  From the French press of François Bernouard, (thought the text is in English) it is illustrated with woodcuts by Marcel Gaillard.  I have uploaded a slideshow of them below so you can enjoy them.  It is an absolute beauty of a book and as soon as I saw it in the wonderful antique bookstore of Pierre Coomans I wanted it! I blogged about this while I was making it because I was so excited about it.  And now that it is finished and beautifully gilded by Patrick Prouteau I remain just as excited.  Hope you like it too.
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The sleeve being pulled out of the slipcase, all in very sober textured Japanese paper
A peek inside the sleeve reveals the slender and elegant (if I say so myself) volume - the colour is slightly yellow here.
Ta- daa! This is more true to the colour. I love the rombus of stingray skin inset into the pale goatskin.
The title page. I love the character chosen.
Close-up of the headband. I so enjoy making these.
The volume standing. This pale leather is just gorgeous.
The three elements - volume, slipcase and sleeve standing together.
A different views
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Photos by Nikolaus van der Pas
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  • Welcome
  • About Me
  • What I create
    • Portrait Books >
      • Birthday book
      • Flynn's Third Year
      • Grandchildren
      • Naiari's First Year
      • Brussels Years Photo album
    • Wedding Books >
      • Martine & Henrik
      • Sarah & John
    • Passions >
      • Alice in Wonderland
      • Black Beauty
      • The Cycle
      • Devil's Dictionary
      • Divina Commedia
      • Don Chisciotte
      • Fedra
      • Foligno in Particolare Version 1
      • Foligno in Particolare version 2
      • Iphigenie
      • I Shall Wear Midnight
      • Jane Austen
      • Legendes Russes
      • Lord of the Rings
      • Micheline de Bellefroid Catalogue
      • Mother Goose
      • Oscar Wilde
      • The Sleepers
      • Vogue
      • Voyages de Gulliver
      • Watercolour Album
      • Water Time Light
    • Objects >
      • Tissue Box 1
      • Tissue Box 2
  • Your wish is my command
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