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1455 Crown St.
North Vancouver, B.C.
V7J 1G4
Canada

604.971.1716

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(We don't have regular store hours, as we are a workshop space. Please call or email in advance. Thank you!)

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Part 3- the Final Piece! It looks unrecognisable from its previous state. After a touch of gold and some dubious elbow grease techniques, this beautiful Koran now has a binding to match its inner beauty ☪️ #finebinding #koran #restoration #project #complete #ecrarebooks #bookbinding #goodasnew #cambridgeboards #goldtooling #18thcentury

Part 2 of the Koran project. Adding a little sprinkling of chemicals to eat into the leather and give it that ‘old book’ feel 👨‍🔬 #restoration #bookbinding #koran #chemicals #craft #ecrarebooks #bindery #sprinkle #handcrafted #repair #rarebooks #vancouver

Part 1 of gold gilding a 1755 Koran alone. You have to work fast with the hot finishing tools, otherwise the gold might flake 🔨⚱️ #bookbinding #rarebooks #antiquarian #restoration #koran #bookish #ecrarebooks #vancouver #craftmanship #bookspine #goldleaf #goldtooling

Interesting marbled papers on this guy! Looks like the marbler was using some scrap paper... 👍 #rarebooks #bookbinding #bookrestoration #bookbinder #bindery #antiquebooks #antiquarian #books #history #marbledpaper #maker #handmadepaper #benjaminfranklin

It's been ages since we posted here on the bindery, and we've missed sharing our work and seeing all of the amazing bookbinding and bookish content here. We've been crazy busy here in Vancouver with our sister business, @ecrarebooks and we're super excited to share with you EXCITING NEWS... We are opening an official brick and mortar store, Vancouver's first rare & antiquarian bookshop! Stay tuned for more details about E.C. Rare Books, as we get ready to officially open our doors this fall. The bindery is right upstairs from the bookshop, so we'll still be around for those of you who feed on the bookbinding posts! 🙌❤️ #bookbinding #bookbinders #bookbindery #rarebooks #antiquebooks #antiquarian #books #restoration #bookshop #bookstore #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookish #shelfie #bookseller #bookcollector #library #specialcollections #ecrarebooks #yvr #vancouver #brickandmortar #smallbusiness #maker

There are some great photos of the bindery and bookshop accompanied by a wonderfully written article in Montecristo Magazine. If you're in Vancouver, make sure to grab a copy! You can also find it online at montecristomagazine.com in the community section. #bookbinder #bookbinding #bindery #bookshop #rarebooks #antiquarian #books #antiquebooks #craft #craftsmanship #montecristo #yvr #vancouver #bookstore #bookish #bibliophile

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E.C. Rare Books

If you are a book collector, or are looking to get started in the acquisition of rare and antiquarian books & ephemera, make sure to check out our sister business, E.C. Rare Books.

BOOKSELLERS OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS & EPHEMERA: Specializing in works on European History, Classic Literature, Fine Bindings, Fore-edge Paintings, Children's Illustrated Books & Bookbinding.

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