It is rare to find combined in one person both the technical and artistic powers required to carry out satisfactorily all the steps necessary to create a gilt-tooled leather bookbinding from start to finish. But Miss Miller followed through all parts of the process herself except edge gilding, which normally is executed by a specialist possessing the necessary equipment. Quite simply, I am convinced, a passion for books. A visit to the Roycrofters when in her late teens stimulated her to compose, write, decorate, and bind a book of poems. They should represent his taste and reflect his personality.
Few possessions are more intimate than one's books.
When she began to raise her family of sons, Mrs. Hunt realized that she could not do justice both to that task and to her career in bookbinding. So, rather than give less than her best, she completely gave up binding and, deep-dyed bibliophile that she was, turned to developing her great collection of botanical books, prints, and manuscripts. This volume is a concise history of the first of her notable careers. All rights reserved. Terms and Conditions.