§ Commissions · What it costs, and what that buys

Priced by
the book,
not the hour.

Every commission is quoted before we start. The numbers below are our published starting points — most projects land within 15% of them. Everything includes materials, labour, and the small superstitions.

One-off commissions · quoted per book
Cloth-bound

The house standard, in a run of one.

from240/ book
  • Cloth-covered boards, sewn signatures
  • Silk endband and ribbon marker
  • 23kt gold-foil spine, up to 40 characters
  • One round of proofs, one revision
  • 3-month lead time
Suits a journal, sketchbook, or single-volume gift.
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Most commissioned
Quarter-leather

Cloth sides, leather spine, marbled endpapers.

from480/ book
  • Vegetable-tanned goatskin spine
  • Hand-marbled endpapers (choice of six patterns)
  • Raised bands, blind-tooled panels
  • Foil-stamped title & author
  • Two rounds of proofs, unlimited copy revisions
  • 4-month lead time
For manuscripts, PhD theses, private editions of prose.
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Full leather

Every surface in leather. As slow as it sounds.

from1200/ book
  • Full goatskin or calf, of your choosing
  • Hand-tooled cover design, blind & gilt
  • Sewn silk endbands in matched colour
  • Hand-marbled or paste-paper endpapers
  • Bespoke slipcase in matching cloth
  • 6-month lead time
Reserved for volumes that will outlive their owner.
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The awkward questions

Yes, we've been asked.

Do you offer rush jobs?

Occasionally, at a 40% surcharge, if the timing genuinely lets us. We would rather turn a rush down than deliver a book we're not proud of.

Can I supply my own materials?

For leather and paper, sometimes yes — we'll quote a small handling reduction. For cloth, almost never; the wrong cloth causes the wrong problems six months in.

Do you rebind existing books?

Yes. Bring the block, we cost the case and any repair to the sewing. Rebinds start at €180 for a cloth case.

Deposit and payment terms?

50% at approval, 50% before shipping. We accept bank transfer, SEPA, and Wise. No cards for large commissions.

Where do you ship?

Anywhere DHL flies. EU is €12 flat, UK €22, US and Canada €35–48, everywhere else quoted.

What about repairs?

Any Verso book, forever. First repair free, subsequent repairs at cost.