Meet the super specialist fine binders of London
Rare and first editions are flying off the shelves at antiquarian bookseller Peter Harrington and sister company The Chelsea Bindery
10 December 2020 • 7:00am
Head
binder Tony Smith at
his workbench at The Chelsea Bindery restoring rare books and artworks
Credit: Jake Curtis
Retreating into your own library, surrounded by legions of your favourite books, is one of the few festive activities not to hit the chopping block this year. Delving into fantasy worlds from Manderley to Mordor under a warming cashmere throw will surely help distract you from the tribulations of the past few months.