Products & Services - ARS OBSCURA Bookbinders

Antique book restoration, custom blank book and journals. World-wide orders accepted.
Custom leather or snake hand binding limited editions & POD - Print On Demand.
Restoration
We do restoration of rare antiquarian books, Bibles, paper restoration, mending & book boxes, including
clamshell boxes. As regards book restoration ARS OBSCURA Bookbinders basically does whatever
it is that the client desires, within reason. A minimal investment in restoring & rebinding a rare or
cherished book can make the difference between the potential value and the realized value of the
book collections & art books in your personal or professional collection. We utilize standard paper
mending techniques & materials for tattered & torn pages & topical paper deacidification.

book in need of repair

Archival Boxes
We offer speciality boxes for first editions as delineated by the Library of Congress blueprints & more.
These include clamshell boxes in all their variations & slipcases. The primary satisfaction in boxes is the
addressing of encasements for loose sheets, art prints, or photographs the client does not want bound

together but does want to be able to shelve with the rest of their literary collection.

Affordability
Have you ever wondered why it's so expensive to bind or rebind a book?
Market research has revealed that bookbinders typically structure their prices towards
the end of the spectrum occupied by antique/archival book restorers.
We offer quality bookbinding at a reasonable cost for the common book or library.

cutting leather

Speciality papers

ARS OBSCURA Bookbinders collects old endsheets papers.
Papers that are no longer available on the open market.
These can be utilized via color copies with remarkable results whether in
duplicating original endsheets of the book being restored or selecting the right
pattern for any book. Marble paper endsheets from what suppliers are making
today are available as well. In our blank books line we take care to use chemically balanced
neutral ph paper for longer life. We will do that for limited edition publisher & POD upon request.

end papers

Custom blank books, journals, logs & diaries.
We can manufacture a custom field manual, register, ship's log, diary or journal to your specifications.
We've a gorgeous line that we offer, with such inlaid art motifs as a Celtic knot & banner, pentagram
or hexagram & a Buddhist knot in our standard colors of green, black, burgundy or brown kidskin.
View our occasional e-auctions at eBay under the seller "arsobscura".

small, medium and large sized blank journals

small, medium and large sized blank journals

Small, medium & large blank journals

Custom blank books, journals, logs, and diaries.


ARS OBSCURA Bookbinders are fully versed in the ancient arts of leather bookbinding. Standard cloth & buckram cases are also available for any book project.	We specialize in fine quarter, half & full leather bindings & also in the use of snake & lizard. BLANK JOURNALS	Goldstamping. Gold Stamping with butt joint. Labeling spines & covers in gold & silver, etc. on request.

Publishing Services

With small press publishing, ARS OBSCURA Bookbinders will consider contracts for private publishing of limited press-runs, stressing originality & quality including library editions, cloth & even paperbacks. We will print it for you in any quantity. The result is optimal professional appearance at a minimum cost. We can print your art & graphics, making it suitable for public distribution, using the finest bindings to meet your needs. You can choose limited editions & reorder when needed. PUBLISHING.

Art Prints
Order our collection of erotic illustrations, redrawn from rare texts.
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Dalliance: Pen & Ink Reproduction of Master Eroticist, Marquis Von Bayros, circa 1910.
This reproduction has been executed by Joel Radcliffe & published by Rothschild-Berlin in 1989. This print casts a genuine spell of the erotic sentiment. Of all the "erotic" art being offered on contemporary markets, this print is unique & suitable for framing. Printed on a laid paper, Frankfurt White, made in Germany. The poster version is on a white production parchment paper stock.
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The Sefirothic Tree (Portae Lucis) originally published in 1516, Augsberg, Germany.
This reproduction has been executed by Joel Radcliffe & published by ARS OBSCURA in 1987. The poster version is printed on a tan production parchment paper stock. A fine art limited edition print, signed & numbered, is the second version, printed on a laid paper, Nideggen, made in Germany. Suitable for framing.
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ARS OBSCURA Bookbinding & Restoration is most pleased to announce
a new activity, ARS OBSCURA Press.
Wholesale inquiries are welcome

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ARS OBSCURA Bookbinders Joel Radcliffe, Master Bookbinder, Seattle.
P.O. Box 4424 Seattle, WA 98104
Shop Location: Grand Central Arcade 214 First Avenue South #B-11
11am to 6pm Monday - Saturday by appointment only.
Telephone 1.206.340.8810 (Pacific Time Zone)