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The Picture of Dorian Gray
by Oscar Wilde
The Unicorn Press, 1948
185 x 130 x 30 mm. Bound: 2005
Full leather binding with multiple mixed media and off set prints. Panel onlays.
Soft plate off set end papers and doublures. Full linen board attachment and
secondary sewing. Rounded and backed with full edge decoration.
The fractured nature of the finished work reflects the nature and
break up of Dorian Gray's life and eventual death.

The Pilgrim's Progress
by John Bunyan
Illustrations by George Cruikshank
Wordsworth Editions Ltd., 1987
296 x 213 x 43 mm. Bound: 2005
Full leather binding with multiple onlays and inlays. Secondary sewing with
full linen board attachment. Soft plate offset printed endpapers and doublures.
Rounded and backed with full edge decoration.
A journey from the earthbound to the discovery of faith, heaven and hell.

Instrument-2
by Mark Cockram
Illustrations by Mark Cockram
Mark Cockram, Studio Five London, 2006
Bound: 2006
Fixed back board binding with leather, gesso, lacquer and paper.
Quarter leather drop back box.

Studied Art and Design at Lincolnshire College of Art and Design 1981-83. Diploma, with Merit, in Fine Bookbinding & Conservation, Guildford College of Technology, and awarded William Matthews Memorial Award, 1990-92. Has taught Japanese bookbinding and related subjects at ‘Studio Livre’ Tokyo, and on BA (Hons) Book Arts and Crafts Course at the London College of Printing.

Works on commissions, Artists Books, Book Arts and Private Press Books. Prints and illustrates own books. Current work concentrates on exploring the sculptural nature of the book, different formats and use of materials.

Opened first studio in Lincoln (1992) and established ‘Studio Five’ in London (2003). Has exhibited nationally and internationally since 1991, with work being represented in public and private collections in the UK, USA, Japan, Europe and Africa.

Elected Fellow of Designer Bookbinders in 2001, and is a member of The Society of Bookbinders and The Tokyo Bookbinding Club. Teaches and lectures extensively in the UK, Europe, Japan and the USA.

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