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Family run bookbinding company est 1974. Services Include- Same Day Thesis Printing + Binding | This is Your Life | Custom-Made Books | Leather Binding
Gerry carries on the tradition of fine binding by hand, in tandem with using modern methods for binding paperbacks, theses and ring binders, catering to collectors, libraries, private collections and people who appreciate the finest workmanship. Each book is individually hand crafted from its hand-sewn spine, laced cords and raised bands to its headband, handmade with brightly coloured silks, toning with leather and marbled paper.
We use the finest quality leathers (calf and goatskin for the most part), handmade marbled papers and acid free end-papers. The spine of each book is also finished by hand. A mixture of glycerine and egg white - used in book binding since the 16th century - is applied to the embossed leather, and a double layer of 22ct gold leaf is pressed on top of this, once the mixture has dried. This highly skilled placing of gold leaf by hand is used for each individual letter on the book's spine.
The fame of the Kenny Bindery has attracted commissions for re-binding and restoring collections in Europe, the United States and Asia. A noted example of this is the restoration of the memoirs of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American born Saint who founded the Order of the Sisters of Charity. Kenny's hand-crafted volumes have also been presented to former President Mary Robinson, Pope John Paul II, Muhammad Ali, and former US Presidents, Ronald Regan and Jimmy Carter to name but a few.
Gerry's daughter Caroline who graduated from the Dublin Institute of Technology and was presented with an award for her thesis on Bookbinding carries on the tradition Gerry started when he founded the bindery more than 40 years ago.
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Donations for COPE Galway ‘s food appeal can be dropped off at Kennys Bindery, we are open 7am - 4pm Monday - Friday
Some bindings from the past week Need a book designed? Photobook? Log book? Guestbook? Contact us at bindery@kennys.ie for your free book proof.
Kennys Bindery Binding Books since 1974. www.kennysbindery.ie
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~~VIDEO~~ What news was hitting the headlines the day you were born? Kennys Bindery in collaboration with Irish Newspaper Archives can bring you the full edition of the newspaper from the day you were born, hand-bound and gold embossed by our skilled bookbinders. Books can be ordered through - www.MemorableMoments.ie
Sorry to hear of the death of John F Bourke. (Pan Atlantic Group, Celtic International Insurance, Glenlo Abbey). John was the first customer to walk in the doors of Kennys Bindery in 1974. RIP
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