Vintage Rebound Book

Here is the very first book I rebound from my books from Paris.

The endbands are all recycled too -

they are from an Encyclopedia titled Modern Reference Library 1970.

(I use alot of the pages inside my handbound books...

I think they add character to the books...

and often very funny writing!)

I got some wonderful vintage books

at this flea market in Paris.

The books were often thrown in plastic bins on the ground.

It was unbelievable...

They were all so beautiful - with decorative spines..

but, they looked like they were about to be thrown out!

I couldn't believe it!

So, I grabbed as many as I could carry to rebind them into new journals.

It seems like they should have a second life...

They are so full of history...now they are rebound with blank sheets -

so that the new owners can write their own history inside!

And special thanks to "L" -

who brought me many more beauties to rebind from the market!

What a sweetheart!

Porte de Vanves

14th district

Paris, France