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Bennett

Title

Subject

bookbinding proposal

Description

Full leather binding with hand-sewn silk headbands. Included will be various black-to-brown-to-white goatskin onlay links. Onlay titling will be rendered in the style of Twain's writing. An inlaid vellum sheet of writing paper depicts Twain's writing of the first chapter of Huckleberry Finn in gouached pyrography. The pen and ink bottle are inlaid pyrographed wood veneers.

Creator

Bennett, Jeanne

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 3rd DeGolyer Competition

Citation

Bennett, Jeanne, “Bennett,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed July 16, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2085.