First, we have some very good news. The first of the two new glues we ordered has passed muster, is working with the updated casemaker, and the bindery is now fully capable of going into operational status. This means, among other things, that we can start the pre-production process for the three books promised to backers of the bindery: THE ILIAD, THE ODYSSEY, and the German-language HEIDI.
Since we knew we were approaching this point, the production team have already begun laying out the interiors of the first two books, and here are examples of both the colophons and the chapter headers.
Once we’re ready to order the leathers, we will hold a short two-week sale to permit anyone who would like to retroactively back the bindery in order to acquire these books at the same price as the original backers. This will probably be later this month, as soon as we have the definitive sizes of the book blocks determined.
Thank you for that easy to read column width.
Very exciting!