We were delighted to sponsor and present The Fleece Press with the Best British Book award at the BPIF British Book Design and Production Awards 2014.

Sensuous Lines (a 284pp catalogue raissone of the intaglio prints of John Buckland Wright), was printed in three editions by Sheffield-based Northend Creative Print Solutions. 100 copies of A edition was full bound in cloth with a letterpress-printed label (printed inhouse by Fleece Press owner Simon Lawrence on a circa 1930s Autovic). 220 copies of B edition, featuring an original tipped-in copper engraving printed by Black Star Press included as a frontispiece, was quarter bound in cloth and marbled paper over boards, with a paper spine label, and housed in a slip case. Last but not least 40 copies of C edition included four extra original prints housed in a separate folder. They were quarter bound in vellum and enclosed in a clamshell box. Fine Book Bindery handled the binding and also made the slip cases and boxes for the B and C editions.

The judges said the striking choice of red cloth and quarter bound hand marbled Suminagashi style cover paper incorporating a red heart provides a considered link between the contents of the book and the cover.

“British Book production, particularly for high-speed continuous inkjet printed books and journals, continues to go from strength to strength in the UK and Ireland and, with our exclusive range of continuous feeding, finishing and binding solutions from Tecnau and Horizon we look forward to continuing our support for British book production for many years to come.”