Beautifully designed and crafted
There is nothing quite like the intimacy of reading from a beautifully designed and crafted book. That experience is most poignant in an Heirloom Edition book where form and content are at their finest.
Heirloom books are for those who want to present their message in a noble and elegant form.
Heirloom book design
- Classic typography
- Elegant ornamentation
- Handsomely illustrated with family photos and portraits
- Attractive color schemes
Beautiful custom slipcases can be created for single or twofold editions. Slipcases also work very well to join together a married couple's memoirs as a paired set.
Heirloom Editions
from manuscript to design—to printed books
The most exquisite materials and bindings
- For superior quality, the books are printed on archival paper
- Sophisticated handcrafted bindings include a choice of elegant cloth, quarter leather, or full leather
- Bindings are skillfully hand-sewn and hand-tooled
- Hand-marbled paper and other custom finishes can be added to book covers and as endsheets
John Bennett Book Design • Saint Louis, Missouri