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Please note: these bindings are currently part of the DB Bookbinding Competition exhibition at Maggs Books in London. Delivery will occur after they have been returned at the beginning of 2026.

Printed in 1941, Samuel Lowe Company.

Set of 20 miniature limp paper bindings. Khadi painted with acrylic ink, surface gilt spine decoration. Box painted with acrylic ink.

Each cover takes its cue from the markings and colours of the bird species inside. The endpapers echo the cover design, painted with feather-like brushstrokes. When aligned, the spines form a murmuration of swallows. A single feather is inked across each of the head, tail, and foredge. The box is painted with branches, giving the birds a place to rest.

Awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the 2025 Designer Bookbinder’s Bookbinding Competition.