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Unbound Books for Binders

Binders often seek unbound copies of unusual materials to practice their craft. I have had the privilege of collaborating with exceptional binders across the United States and Europe, resulting in a rich history of creative partnerships.

I encourage inquiries and sales of unbound books. These materials may not always come in straightforward bindings or tidy signatures, but they offer rewarding creative opportunities for skilled binders.

For those interested, a list of notable binders is provided below, along with details about a current exhibition:

Unbound Book Prices

Imprint Without a Special Press Name

  • Toads: $1,200

  • Scripta Naturae – Leaves of Organic Verse: $2,500

  • Carmina Zeae Mays (not in signatures): $300

  • Iowa Couplets II: $200

  • Wood Warblers (not in signatures): $3,000

  • Tibetan Monks (not in signatures): $900

  • Cafe Kabuki: $2,000

  • Rex Cafe Drinkers (Bell's Brewery Stout Labels, not in signatures): $2,000

  • John Voelker: $1,300

  • Spawned Salmon: $800

  • Remembering Jan Sobota: $1,000

In Press (Coming Soon)

  • Great Lakes Fishes

  • Bur Oaks (15 etchings): $2,500

Currently Unavailable (May Be Reprinted or Shipped from Europe)

  • Sketchbook Birds: $2,000

  • Mushrooms: $4,500

  • Crooked Trees: $5,000

  • Frogs: $600

Rarach Press – My Imprint

  • Pavlov: (Sold Out)

  • Devil’s Rock: (Sold Out)

  • Saints (5 bound copies available): $650

  • 27 Landscapes: (Sold Out)

  • Dutch Landscapes of Kalamazoo (Folio with five etchings): $250

Bonaventura Press

  • Being the Divine Fool (only bound copies available): $1,000

Anglers of the Au Sable Press

  • Text of the River: (Unavailable)

Paul Hayden Duensing / Amy Bollinger Collaborations

  • County Survey (boxed sets only): $6,000

  • Opus Salvelinus (not in signatures): $2,000

Sutton Hoo Press Collaborations

  • Book of Ruth (2 copies remaining): $750

  • Fallibility (1 remaining copy): $350

  • Decorations (only bound copies remain): $300

  • Privilege (15 unbound copies available): $200

  • Purl (4 copies): $400

  • Breviary (poetry by Kevin Young): $400

Notable Binders

United States

  • Jan Sobota

  • Jarmila Jelena-Sobota

  • Don Etherington

  • Monique Lalier

  • Pamella Spitzmueller

  • Franklin Mowery

  • David Brock

  • Daniel Kelm

  • Peter Geraty

  • Don Rash

  • Eleanor Ramsey

  • Peter Verheyen

  • David Bourbeau

  • Sylvia Nussio Rennie

  • David John Lawrence

  • Gary Frost

  • Eujoo Paek

  • Joanne Sonnichsen

  • Deborah Evett

  • Cris Claire Takacs

  • William Minter

  • Pamela Moore

  • Priscilla A. Spitler

  • Constance Hunter

  • Harry Campbell

  • William Hoffman

  • Paula Marie Gourley

  • Vernon Wiering

Europe

  • Jan Sobota (Czech)

  • Jarmila Jelena-Sobotova (Czech)

  • Werner Kiessig (Germany)

  • Clive Farmer (England)

  • Jacek Tylkowski (Poland)

  • Ludmila Mlichova (Slovakia)

  • Peter Oravec (Slovakia)

  • Dalibor Nesnidal (Czech)

  • Ladislav Hodny II (Czech)

  • Ladislav Hodny III (Czech)

  • Vladimir Werl (Czech)

  • Radek Sobota (Czech)

  • Klara Voctarova (Czech)

  • Jiri Fogl (Czech)

  • Frantisek Jelinek (Czech)

  • Jarmila Jelinkova (Czech)

  • Karel Havlik (Czech)

  • Jana Pribikova (Czech)

  • Ivana Vyhnalova (Czech)

  • Frantisek Siml (Czech)

  • Marie Benesova (Czech)

  • Pavel Manousek (Czech)

  • Helena Klinderova (Czech)

  • Jana Brauerova (Czech)

  • Jiri Brauer (Czech)

  • Dusan Novacek (Czech)

  • Pavlina Rambova (Czech)

Contact Information

For inquiries, sales of unbound books, or additional details, feel free to reach out.

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