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Sonnichsen

Title

Subject

bookbinding proposal

Description

The design is a non-literal expression of the book's poetry. The binding will be a traditional French laced on binding of full leather, dark blue and black calf, featuring Martello Tower silhouetted against the night sky. Two-on sewn pattern, with the original covers bound in. Rough-edge gilding on the head and gold tooling on the covers and spine.

Creator

Sonnichsen, Joanne

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

This work is protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution is permitted. This file may be used for educational uses only, provided it is not altered in any way, and the copyright line is cited. (Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU).

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Book

Collection

The 2nd DeGolyer Competition

Citation

Sonnichsen, Joanne, “Sonnichsen,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed February 7, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2021.