Remembering Jan Sobota

Tribute to a design Bookbinder

of worldwide Stature

by

his friends & colleagues

 

Monique Lallier

Somerville N.  Carolina

TRAVELING BOOK ARTS EXHIBITION PROSPECTUS Remembering Jan Sobota Tribute to a Design Bookbinder of Worldwide Stature by Ladislav Hanka in design bindings by Jarmila Jelena Sobotova and 22 of Jan Sobota’s colleagues A posthumous tribute and exhibition honoring master of design book binding, Jan Sobota is being prepared for circulation. This show will revolve around the hand-made book, Remembering Jan Sobota, written and printed from intaglio plates by his friend and thirty-year collaborator in the book arts, Ladislav Hanka. 23 copies of this book will be presented in unique design bindings with slipcases/ boxes by Sobota’s wife and colleagues – mostly members of the Guild of Book Workers, and the Design Book Binders of America, alongside several European binders. Co-sponsored by the Rowfant Club of bibliophiles from Cleveland. Contents 23 books: approximately 10 x 13 x 6 inches each. Each binding is unique and comes with a slipcase or clamshell box requiring vitrines. Text & illustrations in 9 frames 28” high by 22” wide requiring 30 - 40 running feet . Signage and labeling will be provided on a DVD. Schedule We have a commitment to exhibit at the West Bohemian Museum in Pilsen (Plzeň in Czech) - no earlier than in 2015. (This is Jan Sobota’s hometown and the museum that is acquiring the bulk of his work as a permanent archive). We are organizing an exhibition schedule within North America, before shipping the work to Europe. The only currently committed time period is June of 2014 when the collection will be exhibited in Cleveland as part of the annual meeting of the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies. Conditions Exhibiting venues will receive a crated show and be responsible for costs of one-way shipping, as well as insurance during that delivery and while the show is on their premises. Additionally we ask that you assume responsibility for any needed storage between shows, repackaging and expediting of shipping to the next venue. No rental fee will be charged Insurance value: 23 books each valued at 2,500.00 each 57,500.00 9 frames containing text & illustrations; valued at 300.00 each 2,700.00 Crating valued at 1,300.00 Total valuation: 61,500.00 A contract will follow The entire exhibition is available for sale, but only as a whole. It will not be broken up. Remembering Jan Sobota can be seen at: http://ladislavhanka.com/Ladislav_Hanka_Etchings/Sobota_Book.html Several of the design bindings from A Tribute to Jan Sobota are already completed and can be seen at: http://ladislavhanka.com/Ladislav_Hanka_Etchings/Sobota_Book_Show.html Contact: This exhibition will be available as of January 2014 and inquiries are encouraged. Please contact Ladislav Hanka or any of the listed participating binders. Ladislav Hanka ladhanka@yahoo.com 269-388-5631 Listing of participating binders: Jarmila Jelena Sobotova Saturday’s book arts – Loket, Czech Republic http://www.jsobota.cz tel: +420 352 685 130 Jarmila Sobota <jarmila.sobota@gmail.com> Peter Verheyen Philobiblon & Syracuse University NY http://www.philobiblon.com/pdvgal/pdvgal.htm Peter Verheyen <verheyen@philobiblon.com> (315) 443-9756 Don Etherington Bindery, Somerville North Carolina http://www.donetheringtonfinebinding.com Don Etherington <detherington@TheHFGroup.com> (336) 643-0934 Monique Lallier Bindery, Somerville North Carolina http://www.moniquelallier.com moniquelallier87@gmail.com 336 643-0934 Franklin Mowery Folger Library, Washington DC http://restorepaper.com FMowery@FOLGER.edu 202-468-8644 Cris Takacs Bindery, Chardon OH https://www.facebook.com/crisctakacs‎ Cris Takacs <crisctakacs@windstream.net> (440) 226-9773 Harry Campbell Ohio State University Conservation lab Harry Campbell <campbell.12@osu.edu> (614) 292-9690 David Lawrence Lawrence Bindery, Irving Texas David Lawrence <djlorenc@verizon.net> (972) 986-5999 Priscilla Spitler Hands on Book Binding, Las Cruces New Mexico Priscilla Spitler <prispit@windstream.net> http://priscilla.bookways.com (575) 894-5701 Pamela Leutz The Gilded Edge & Colorado College (719) 389-6682
 Email: pleutz@coloradocollege.edu Paul DelRue Bindery, Denbighshire, Wales, Great Britain paul delrue <paul.delrue@btconnect.com> http://www.paulcdelrue.com/ +44 01824 707044  Forrest Jackson Rosedale rare Books, Dallas Texas ( 214) 682-0889 Forrest Jackson <forrestjackson@hotmail.com> Gabrielle Fox Bindery, Cincinatti OH http://www.gabriellefox.com (513) 304-5758 Gabrielle <gabrielle@gabriellefox.com> Peter & Donna Thomas Gypsy Wagon Book Arts from California http://www2.cruzio.com/~peteranddonna Peter/Donna Thomas <peteranddonna@cruzio.com> (831) 475-1455 Dalibor Nesnidal Bindery in Semtěš, Czech Republic http://dalibornesnidal.webnode.cz Dalibor Nesnídal <dalibor.nesnidal@post.cz> +420 353 393 965 +420 604 314 308 Paula Gourley Lilyhouse Editions, Eugene OR Paula Gourley <lilyhousestudio@aol.com> 541-686-0947 Pamela Moore Libertino Book Arts, Manhattan New York, http://www.liberinto.com/biography_liberinto.html liberinto@yahoo.com Ethan Ensign Scrub Oak Bindery, Salt Lake City http://www.briarpress.org/3218 801-718-4874 Ethan Ensign <scruboakbindery@gmail.com> Patty Bruce Bindery in Boston MA Patty Bruce <Kbruce01@aol.com> (214) 789-0198 Sean Richards Byzantium Studios, Norman, Oklahoma http://www.byzantiumstudios.com Sean Richards <byzantium@sbcglobal.net> 405-329-6947 Donald Rash Boss Dog Press, Plains PA donrashfinebookbinder.com  (570) 821-7050 don@donrashfinebookbinder.com don@foolsgoldstudio.com Vernon Wiering The Binder’s Ticket & Vernon Wiering’s Bindery, Grand Rapids, MI Vernon Wiering <vernon@wieringbooks.com> http://wieringbooks.com 616/248-5434 Jacek Tylkowski Introligatornia Tylkowski, Poznan Poland http://introligatornia-tylkowski.blogspot.com/ Tel. 501.190.275 Tel. 501.307.194 info@introligatornia-tylkowski.com Phillip Smith declined, due to declining health but he did volunteer to write a short piece for any publication that might attend such a show. http://ladislavhanka.com/Ladislav_Hanka_Etchings/Sobota_Book.htmlhttp://ladislavhanka.com/Ladislav_Hanka_Etchings/Sobota_Book_Show.htmlmailto:ladhanka@yhoo.comhttp://www.jsobota.czmailto:jarmila.sobota@gmail.comhttp://www.philobiblon.com/pdvgal/pdvgal.htmmailto:verheyen@philobiblon.comhttp://www.donetheringtonfinebinding.commailto:detherington@TheHFGroup.comhttp://www.moniquelallier.commailto:moniquelallier87@gmail.comhttp://restorepaper.commailto:FMowery@FOLGER.eduhttps://www.facebook.com/crisctakacsmailto:crisctakacs@windstream.netmailto:campbell.12@osu.edumailto:djlorenc@verizon.netmailto:prispit@windstream.nethttp://priscilla.bookways.commailto:pleutz@coloradocollege.edumailto:paul.delrue@btconnect.comhttp://www.paulcdelrue.com/mailto:forrestjackson@hotmail.comhttp://www.gabriellefox.commailto:gabrielle@gabriellefox.comhttp://www2.cruzio.com/~peteranddonnamailto:peteranddonna@cruzio.comhttp://dalibornesnidal.webnode.czmailto:dalibor.nesnidal@post.czmailto:lilyhousestudio@aol.comhttp://www.liberinto.com/biography_liberinto.htmlmailto:liberinto@yahoo.comhttp://www.briarpress.org/3218mailto:scruboakbindery@gmail.commailto:Kbruce01@aol.comhttp://www.byzantiumstudios.commailto:byzantium@sbcglobal.nethttp://www.donrashfinebookbinder.com/mailto:don@donrashfinebookbinder.commailto:don@foolsgoldstudio.commailto:vernon@wieringbooks.comhttp://wieringbooks.comhttp://introligatornia-tylkowski.blogspot.com/mailto:info@introligatornia-tylkowski.comshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8shapeimage_2_link_9shapeimage_2_link_10shapeimage_2_link_11shapeimage_2_link_12shapeimage_2_link_13shapeimage_2_link_14shapeimage_2_link_15shapeimage_2_link_16shapeimage_2_link_17shapeimage_2_link_18shapeimage_2_link_19shapeimage_2_link_20shapeimage_2_link_21shapeimage_2_link_22shapeimage_2_link_23shapeimage_2_link_24shapeimage_2_link_25shapeimage_2_link_26shapeimage_2_link_27shapeimage_2_link_28shapeimage_2_link_29shapeimage_2_link_30shapeimage_2_link_31shapeimage_2_link_32shapeimage_2_link_33shapeimage_2_link_34shapeimage_2_link_35shapeimage_2_link_36shapeimage_2_link_37shapeimage_2_link_38shapeimage_2_link_39shapeimage_2_link_40shapeimage_2_link_41shapeimage_2_link_42shapeimage_2_link_43

Don Etherington

Somerville N.  Carolina

 

Vernon Wiering

Batty Bruce

Boston,  Mass

Gary Frost

University of Iowa

Binding by Vernon Wiering -

                 Grand Rapids MI

Design by Ladislav Hanka-

                  Kalamazoo MI

Pamela Leutz

The Gilded Edge & Colorado College

Colorado Springs CO

Dalibor  Nesnidal

Semtěš, Česká Republika

David Lawrence

Lawrence Bindery,  Irwin,  Texas

Peter Verheyen: Philobiblon  – Syracuse University NY

Vernon Wiering ;   execution of a design by Ladislav Hanka

The Binder’s Ticket &   Vernon Wiering’s Bindery, Grand Rapids, MI

Forrest Jackson

Rosedale Rare Books

Dallas TX