Bound to Please: an Exhibition of Fine Leather Bindings from the Otto G. Richter Library, University of Miami is a selection of 70 volumes from the extensive rare book holdings of the Library's Archives and Special Collections Department.
The catalog describes and illustrates a diverse and exquisite group of leather bindings dating from the fifteenth through the early twentieth century and includes books from the United States, Cuba, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, and The Netherlands...
The exhibition highlights the intricate technical processes required to produce exquisitely detailed bindings. Representations of different binding and finishing techniques and styles such as tree calf, inlaying and onlaying, and diapering are shown. Among the important binders and binderies featured are: the Doves Bindery, Rivičre and Son, Zaehnsdorf, Bayntun, the Kelmscott Press, and the Roycroft Bindery. Texts by Cotton Mather, William Morris, and William Makepeace Thackeray, and works such as the Bible, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, and Lady Chatterley's Lover are displayed in beautiful bindings that often help to enhance the literary value of these noted works. [from the  ]
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