Details of Babel

Babel is an artwork book that is printed and bound by g. leland mott in a limited edition of less than 200 books. He has at times been overwhelmed by excitement in producing this work, and hopes that you will be stimulated by it. Every material in each book is the world's finest, and it is hoped that each these books will have a beautiful life in excess of three hundred years. Babel is available un-bound at premium prices, and arrangements can be made to have special and custom bindings produced by a number of the most skilled bookbinders in the world.

Approximate book size  12.5 inches tall by 8.25 inches wide
 Cover style  Hard cover, quarter bound
Spine cover material  fine linen, tan colored
 Cover boards  Davey acid free binder board
 Side cover material  Hand marbled papers by Debbie Haslam
 Binding method  Hand sewn single section
 Synthetic materials  none
 Book pages  The finest paper in the world - Mohawk Superfine
 Printing method  Letterpress
 Handset pages  All English text set handset in fine 18 pt Bulmer newly cast on Barth casters by Theo Rehak in 2001
 Press details  Printed on a sweet hand fed Chandler and Price 10 by 15 platen press that was shipped new in 1901
 Languages  Latin, Hebrew, Greek, Arabic, Romanian, Viet, Swedish, Norse, Italian, Romanian, English, Spanish
 Special thanks  Fritz Klinke (fonts, inks, consultations), Theo Rehak (type casting, Theo is the worlds foremost typecaster), the Nguyens (translation), Bjorn Stylander (translation review),
 Available  shipping in December 2002

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