Design Binding of the Day: Swift, Jonathan; Cooksey, Gabby. Gulliver's Travels 1950/2022.
Full leather binding, blush red calf skin, leather hinges, brass onlay.
The small volume is his hands, on the beach, still free and waiting for the story to begin.
With the large, Gulliver is pulled into a fight with two rats during his stay at Brobdingnag, killing one and the other flees.
This stunning bit of work weighs in at 23 pounds.
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2: First of the #bookink. I wanted one of Gabby’s death gods from her Book Of Penumbra [IG @boundbycooksey]. I asked her which she would choose, and she said, without hesitation, was good, as he was my favorite, too. The work was done by the wildly talented hand of Loran Iris [IG @loraniristattoo]. Included an image of the original. Loran has done all subsequent work (and future). #biblioink #booktattoo #tattoo #gabbycooksey #bookart #deathgod