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Fine and design bookbinding

Books custom bound by commission

Book repair

Conservation of beloved books showing their age

Bookbinding workshops

Learn to bind your own book while visiting Iona

Good books take time.

It’s hard to describe the feeling of holding a traditionally bound book: solid, tactile, and imbued with character. All my books are hand bound using modern or historically appropriate materials, from my studio on the Isle of Iona and into your hands.

Fine binding

Design binding

Repair & conservation

Bookbinding tutor

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Baile Mòr Books

Handmade by
Baile Mòr Books

Books bound in Iona and ready to be sent to your home.

Meet the
bookbinder

Meet the bookbinder

I love books. I am a lifelong book nerd and now I get to spend time every day making them.

Handmade by
Baile Mòr Books

Handmade by
Baile Mòr Books

Books ready bound for
you to enjoy.

Meet the bookbinder

Meet the bookbinder

I love books. I am a lifelong book nerd and now I get to spend time every day making them.

The Bibliopegist’s Blog

Design bindings

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Repair roundup

A wee roundup of some book repairs completed over the [...]

Design bindings

Design bindings sit at the point where art meets the [...]

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Baile Mòr Books is a wee design studio and bindery based on the Isle of Iona, home of bookbinder and bibliopegist Toben Lewis.

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  • Design binding

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Services Offered

  • Custom Bookbinding

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  • Restoration

  • Small Edition Runs

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  • Workshops & Lessons

  • Commissions Accepted

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